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## [\[Discourse 2026.3.0-latest.1\] All themes reporting a "Error cloning git repository, access is denied or repository is not found" error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2026-3-0-latest-1-all-themes-reporting-a-error-cloning-git-repository-access-is-denied-or-repository-is-not-found-error/399003)

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**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 2:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2026-3-0-latest-1-all-themes-reporting-a-error-cloning-git-repository-access-is-denied-or-repository-is-not-found-error/399003 "2026-09-03T14:44:00Z")

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I updated to Discourse 2026.3.0-latest.1 (12b79c7da6) on Friday. Ever since then, my admin page is showing: Clicking through to the theme itself, I see Error cloning git repository, access is denied or repository is…

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## [Persistent SMTP Timeout Issue with Spacemail on Discourse (VPS, Docker)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/persistent-smtp-timeout-issue-with-spacemail-on-discourse-vps-docker/383452)

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**Author:** [@errorexee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/errorexee)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/persistent-smtp-timeout-issue-with-spacemail-on-discourse-vps-docker/383452 "2025-10-06T21:33:11Z")

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Hello Discourse Support/Community, I have been struggling for several days to resolve an issue with outgoing emails from my Discourse instance. I am running Discourse in a Docker container on a Spaceship VPS (Phoenix, U…

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## [Uncaught (in promise) error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uncaught-in-promise-error/385342)

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**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 7:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uncaught-in-promise-error/385342 "2026-03-23T07:19:28Z")

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Description After a recent Discourse rebuild (self-hosted), I am consistently encountering user-facing rate limiting when viewing the main Full Calendar Version 6, even though my site has very low activity (1–2 simultane…

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## [Searching multi-select user fields](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-multi-select-user-fields/385144)

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**Author:** [@ecki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ecki)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 9:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-multi-select-user-fields/385144 "2025-11-12T21:14:53Z")

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Moderator edit to add link to the relevant repro below: I implemented a profile user field (question) with a multi select and made it optional and searchable. The idea is to allow users of a certain component to find e…

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## [Why can only staff reply without bump?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-can-only-staff-reply-without-bump/396083)

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**Author:** [@ice.d](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ice.d)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-can-only-staff-reply-without-bump/396083 "2026-02-26T22:49:12Z")

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So i noticed you need to be a staff member of a forum in order to reply without changing the bump. Why is that? I think mostly that if you noticed a old topic and you realize you have the answer but you dont want to ma…

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## [Updates no longer in the Admin UI?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updates-no-longer-in-the-admin-ui/392726)

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**Author:** [@DavidO](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DavidO)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updates-no-longer-in-the-admin-ui/392726 "2026-01-07T15:31:02Z")

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From what I’ve read, I guess this feature was removed? Now there’s no click-to-update option through the Admin UI? Not sure how far behind I am, as to how recent that is, or if it can somehow be re-enabled. It was one o…

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## [Safari PWA zooming is buggy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/safari-pwa-zooming-is-buggy/407806)

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**Author:** [@blalor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/blalor)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 11:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/safari-pwa-zooming-is-buggy/407806 "2026-08-19T11:29:15Z")

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I’m self hosting Discourse. Latest version, up to date, no third-party plugins. I have the PWA installed on my iPhone (iOS 26.5) and it is almost perfect. However, when I reply to a topic, the text area zooms in, the rep…

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## [Post not being detected as German](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-not-being-detected-as-german/400708)

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**Author:** [@putty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/putty)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-not-being-detected-as-german/400708 "2026-04-16T18:28:41Z")

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This post in my community is in German, but it’s not being translated. I tried forcing a translation, but it didn’t seem to work. I’m curious what happens if I select German here. Does that force a language to be “se…

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## [Cannot any longer retrieved YouTube titles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-any-longer-retrieved-youtube-titles/388577)

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**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 5:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-any-longer-retrieved-youtube-titles/388577 "2026-01-03T17:39:23Z")

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Hello, previously when I pasted a YouTube URL into the title of a new post, the title of the YouTube video was automatically retrieved, but this no longer works. Do you know why?

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## [Posting in a disabled language](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-in-a-disabled-language/412608)

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**Author:** [@mbauman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbauman)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-in-a-disabled-language/412608 "2026-09-17T15:37:10Z")

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I would love to be able to support posting in non-enabled languages. There are effectively five levels of language support now: Browser-based (and other ad-hoc) translation to arbitrary locales Discourse’s supported l…

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## [Help with displaying images in a post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-displaying-images-in-a-post/386462)

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**Author:** [@Miro1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Miro1)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-displaying-images-in-a-post/386462 "2025-11-03T20:29:11Z")

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Hi, I have several images (links below) and I would like to display them in my Discourse post, either as a simple gallery/slider or just in order. I’m not sure how to do this. an i cant find related post :confused: Ima…

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## [Introducing simple mode for Discourse Doc Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-simple-mode-for-discourse-doc-categories/403366)

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**Author:** [@saquetim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/saquetim)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-simple-mode-for-discourse-doc-categories/403366 "2026-07-04T17:03:18Z")

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Doc categories are designed for a specific kind of content: reference material that readers come back to, scan quickly, and link to often. To support that, we’re introducing a new simple mode for the Discourse Doc Catego…

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## [Hide admin user from user-directory and top contributors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-admin-user-from-user-directory-and-top-contributors/404885)

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**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-admin-user-from-user-directory-and-top-contributors/404885 "2026-06-09T22:38:02Z")

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Does not work when logged out: https://meta.discourse.org/u?exclude\_groups=admins&order=likes\_received Logged out: Logged in: I stumbled across this because I noticed when logged out of my own forums, I’m no lo…

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## [Composer image resize threshold](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-image-resize-threshold/402018)

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**Author:** [@gallery3540](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gallery3540)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-image-resize-threshold/402018 "2026-05-01T20:19:07Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Client side image optimization enabled by default: I’m the admin on a self-hosted Discourse instance for local photographers where we mostly upload high quality media. I’d like to change t…

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## [How do we tag Ask AI topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-we-tag-ask-ai-topics/411577)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 11:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-we-tag-ask-ai-topics/411577 "2026-09-07T11:04:08Z")

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Since Ask AI is built in as part of the Search feature, as I understand it, should topics about Ask AI be tagged with search + ask-ai or ai + ask-ai or search + ai + ask-ai ?

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## [Why my forum can’t be displayed on google or bing search results?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-my-forum-can-t-be-displayed-on-google-or-bing-search-results/388555)

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**Author:** [@Frankz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frankz)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-my-forum-can-t-be-displayed-on-google-or-bing-search-results/388555 "2025-11-25T19:42:28Z")

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Hi, my whole website is a forum built by Disourse. I searched the domain of my website, both Google and Bing can not display my website domain. AI says perhaps some settings of crawlers on Discourse security block the go…

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## [Some characters after URL mean topic link doesn't work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-characters-after-url-mean-topic-link-doesnt-work/402371)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-characters-after-url-mean-topic-link-doesnt-work/402371 "2026-05-07T19:03:02Z")

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I think it’s because you can add things like .rss, so if you finish off a sentence in brackets with a link the full stop then Discourse thinks it’s all part of the URL. \[Link: https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-to-discour…

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## [Current Projects - March 2026](https://meta.discourse.org/t/current-projects-march-2026/398565)

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**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/current-projects-march-2026/398565 "2026-04-23T16:21:24Z")

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Current Projects - Month 2026 Welcome to Current Projects, a monthly newsletter about what we’re currently working on at Discourse. Your questions and feedback are welcome! Recently finished Blog post styling compone…

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## [Connect User logins from my Wix site for my Discourse forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connect-user-logins-from-my-wix-site-for-my-discourse-forum/407636)

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**Author:** [@Gid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gid)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2026, 4:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connect-user-logins-from-my-wix-site-for-my-discourse-forum/407636 "2026-07-16T04:19:58Z")

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I have a Wix website on a paid plan (Core). The site’s members (people who’ve just signed up on my site) are well integrated into it, with their details & connections are stored on Wix’s powerful CMSs. So my Wix site is…

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## [Does AI triage automation scan DMs between regular users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-ai-triage-automation-scan-dms-between-regular-users/399952)

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**Author:** [@Denis\_Kovalenko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Denis_Kovalenko)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-ai-triage-automation-scan-dms-between-regular-users/399952 "2026-04-06T16:58:30Z")

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Hi, I have configured the “Triage posts using AI” automation for content moderation on my platform (madeira.community — a multilingual business directory for Madeira island). The automation works perfectly for public p…

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## [Discourse ai bot not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-bot-not-working/390368)

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**Author:** [@Shin\_210](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shin_210)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 7:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-bot-not-working/390368 "2025-12-08T07:06:57Z")

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I have follow the official docs and configured the AI bot. After that I tried testing it but it didn’t work. I did all the necessary work like enabling the LLM to be selected by AI bot, enable the AI bot for everyone…

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## [Images after a restore don't have S3 bucket URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-after-a-restore-dont-have-s3-bucket-url/404659)

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**Author:** [@Maxine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Maxine)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-after-a-restore-dont-have-s3-bucket-url/404659 "2026-06-12T21:55:04Z")

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We’ve been building, testing and intentionally finding gaps in our Discourse forum before we push it entire thing to production. I just migrated my test forum that had S3 uploads enabled from one server to another and up…

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## [What's the best way to store data with a plugin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-best-way-to-store-data-with-a-plugin/388967)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 7:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-best-way-to-store-data-with-a-plugin/388967 "2025-11-20T07:15:23Z")

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I’m planning to store data with a plugin, of literally 1 value, a topic id. What’s the best way to do this? Thanks.

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## [UX: allows to click on topic item for bulk select](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ux-allows-to-click-on-topic-item-for-bulk-select/389316)

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**Author:** [@sterretje](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sterretje)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ux-allows-to-click-on-topic-item-for-bulk-select/389316 "2026-01-23T18:34:47Z")

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I’m a user of a Discourse based forum, not someone who “runs” a forum. I did notice a change one or two days ago regarding bulk select and when I reported it on that forum I was pointed to https://github.com/discourse/di…

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## [This file is too large](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/402101)

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**Author:** [@Vsekraski](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vsekraski)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 7:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/402101 "2026-05-04T07:26:20Z")

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Hello. I'm unable to upload videos, even ones as small as 2MB. It says "This file is too large." How can I resolve this issue?

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## [Backup restoration fails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-restoration-fails/405387)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Furtenbach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Michael_Furtenbach)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-restoration-fails/405387 "2026-06-16T19:25:47Z")

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I’m having the following problem. I’ve been running a Discourse forum for over 10 years, and since I haven’t been able to install updates for some time now, I wanted to set up a new server: Old server is running: 3.4.0.…

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## [I can't access the theme customization route even though I'm an admin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nao-consigo-acessar-a-rota-de-customizacao-de-temas-mesmo-sendo-admin/402243)

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**Author:** [@Iury\_Batista\_Araujo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Iury_Batista_Araujo)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nao-consigo-acessar-a-rota-de-customizacao-de-temas-mesmo-sendo-admin/402243 "2026-05-06T00:35:21Z")

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Hello, I can't access the theme customization route. Can you help me?

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## [Why is this constantly happening when I try to update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-this-constantly-happening-when-i-try-to-update/388431)

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**Author:** [@ice.d](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ice.d)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2025, 11:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-this-constantly-happening-when-i-try-to-update/388431 "2025-11-21T23:28:57Z")

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everytime I go to update my friend @techwithanirudh forum I can update everything but discourse or discourse related features idk why this is it leads to things such as super outdated forum and annoyance Can I get an…

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## [New Topic still available when users don't have permission](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topic-still-available-when-users-dont-have-permission/404204)

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**Author:** [@putty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/putty)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2026, 10:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topic-still-available-when-users-dont-have-permission/404204 "2026-06-06T10:23:10Z")

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When a user is in a category where they do not have create permission, I’m still seeing the New Topic button. Pressing it opens the composer, but with no category selected: When I entered in the category it does …

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## [Hash/anchors are being stripped from URLs on mobile. How to stop that?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hash-anchors-are-being-stripped-from-urls-on-mobile-how-to-stop-that/408505)

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**Author:** [@one1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/one1)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hash-anchors-are-being-stripped-from-urls-on-mobile-how-to-stop-that/408505 "2026-07-27T16:13:18Z")

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When I click on a link with an anchor on desktop, it scrolls there. However on mobile (Android, FF & Chrome) the anchor gets stripped from the url so there is no scrolling to that spot. What I am trying to do: We have …

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## [Help deploying older versions of Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-deploying-older-versions-of-discourse/399409)

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**Author:** [@singi2016cn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/singi2016cn)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-deploying-older-versions-of-discourse/399409 "2026-03-30T18:36:21Z")

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这里应该有一个错误，我尝试通过标签拉取v3.6.0.beta2，结果遇到下面的错误： FAILED -------------------- Pups::ExecError: cd /var/www/discourse && sudo -H -E -u discourse bash -c ' set -o errexit git fetch --tags --prune-tags --prune --force origin …

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## [After user update automation: can it trigger from one required field, while optionally including other profile/custom fields if present?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-user-update-automation-can-it-trigger-from-one-required-field-while-optionally-including-other-profile-custom-fields-if-present/404595)

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**Author:** [@one1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/one1)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-user-update-automation-can-it-trigger-from-one-required-field-while-optionally-including-other-profile-custom-fields-if-present/404595 "2026-06-08T13:04:25Z")

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I’m trying to use the Create post script with the After user update trigger for a new-user introduction / notification workflow, and I’m not sure whether I’m understanding the documented limitation correctly, or whether …

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## [Discourse ID and 2FA](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-id-and-2fa/400910)

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**Author:** [@roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roke_julian_lockhart)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-id-and-2fa/400910 "2026-04-20T18:04:34Z")

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@JammyDodger, I’ve recently registered an account at for a free instance: There, I appear to experience what t/227972 describes, too: OAuth2 SSO 2FA Most documentation appears to indicate that this should…

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## [TL2 promotion seemingly only counts public contributions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl2-promotion-seemingly-only-counts-public-contributions/396458)

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**Author:** [@Steradiant](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steradiant)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 10:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl2-promotion-seemingly-only-counts-public-contributions/396458 "2026-02-25T10:46:30Z")

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We came across a collection of rather active users who for some reason did not get promoted to TL2. Under closer scrutiny, we realised that they did not meet the criteria when restricted to public areas of the forum. E.…

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## [Bug? Visitors can't access forum index](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-visitors-cant-access-forum-index/406106)

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**Author:** [@miednr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/miednr)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 11:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-visitors-cant-access-forum-index/406106 "2026-07-05T11:24:57Z")

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When categories is the first entry in top menu, anonymous visitors receive the login page on /, while /categories and /latest remain publicly accessible.

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## [Where is the FA icon seeding for Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-fa-seeding/409783)

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**Author:** [@AkarinLiu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AkarinLiu)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-fa-seeding/409783 "2026-08-12T15:02:21Z")

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I searched through the Discourse icon library extensively, but I couldn't find this icon:

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## [Improving Try.discourse.org and a positive note](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-try-discourse-org-and-a-positive-note/398843)

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**Author:** [@ice.d](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ice.d)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-try-discourse-org-and-a-positive-note/398843 "2026-03-19T22:58:29Z")

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Hello everyone! As a lot of you know, we have a website for testing out Discourse called try.discourse.org. First of all, let me say it’s a really helpful tool to find out how to use different Discourse-related options…

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## [Webinar: Community Scaries: What to Worry About in Communities](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webinar-community-scaries-what-to-worry-about-in-communities/386439)

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**Author:** [@Danielle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Danielle)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webinar-community-scaries-what-to-worry-about-in-communities/386439 "2025-11-07T21:05:03Z")

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On 2025-10-28T04:00:00Z (UTC), we gathered community experts @mcwumbly, @tobiaseigen, and @tris20 for a conversation about the “scaries” that creep into community management — the moments when engagement drops, metrics …

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## [TypeError when submitting a flag with custom content (require\_message flags)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/typeerror-when-submitting-a-flag-with-custom-content-require-message-flags/403133)

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**Author:** [@cuo\_wu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cuo_wu)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/typeerror-when-submitting-a-flag-with-custom-content-require-message-flags/403133 "2026-07-23T17:46:00Z")

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Bug Description When a user selects a flag type that requires a custom message (e.g. notify\_moderators, notify\_user, or any admin-created custom flag with “Require message” enabled), fills in the message, and submits — …

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## [Upgrading old version 2.8.5 issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrading-old-version-2-8-5-issues/389201)

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**Author:** [@nahimov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nahimov)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrading-old-version-2-8-5-issues/389201 "2025-12-15T20:02:59Z")

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It just so happens that we haven’t updated Discourse in a very long time. We’re currently at v2.8.5. I recently discovered that Discourse is well beyond version 3. I’d like to update to the current version, but for now,…

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## [Replying to closed post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replying-to-closed-post/383459)

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**Author:** [@ct-337](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ct-337)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 3:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replying-to-closed-post/383459 "2025-10-16T03:40:21Z")

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This may have been reported before, but I couldn’t find anything. The reply button is appearing on closed posts sometimes. It isn’t always and as far as I know, it doesn’t do anything but is still there. The screenshot…

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## [Post Score - Display engagement metrics on posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-score-display-engagement-metrics-on-posts/406779)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-score-display-engagement-metrics-on-posts/406779 "2026-07-08T14:10:56Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Display engagement metrics on posts :eyeglasses: Preview Theme Creator :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - VaperinaDEV/post-score: Post Score - Display engagement metrics o…

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## ["discourse\_solved\_solved\_topics" violates not-null constraint during rebuild](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-solved-solved-topics-violates-not-null-constraint-during-rebuild/391813)

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**Author:** [@Steven](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steven)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-solved-solved-topics-violates-not-null-constraint-during-rebuild/391813 "2025-12-21T14:19:31Z")

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Hello everyone! During a rebuild on a forum in the stable branch, I have an error related to the solved plugin. Here are the logs: 2025-12-20 03:48:21.715 UTC \[1122\] discourse@discourse ERROR: null value in column "a…

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## [Assistance needed upgrading Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assistance-needed-upgrading-discourse/389670)

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**Author:** [@beitmenotyou](https://meta.discourse.org/u/beitmenotyou)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 3:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assistance-needed-upgrading-discourse/389670 "2025-11-26T03:03:35Z")

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I don’t have an LLM tab on my device; I only have this options on the main AI settings page

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## [Sticky header gone](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sticky-header-gone/389835)

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**Author:** [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 10:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sticky-header-gone/389835 "2025-11-28T22:17:40Z")

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My forum just updated and now the header is not sticky on mobile. Very difficult to navigate or use chat now, how can I resolve this?

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## [Support for AI Bot to Configure for a Support the community forum with latest version of Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-ai-bot-to-configure-for-a-support-the-community-forum-with-latest-version-of-discourse/387050)

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**Author:** [@viswanatha](https://meta.discourse.org/u/viswanatha)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 8:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-ai-bot-to-configure-for-a-support-the-community-forum-with-latest-version-of-discourse/387050 "2025-12-04T08:18:56Z")

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I have set up the LLM, embedding, and persona features; however, my prompt is not providing the expected responses from the questions and answers or the available wiki resources within our community. Self-Hosted LLM: mi…

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## [Back button on macoS deskop Safari (WebKit) causing new tabs to open](https://meta.discourse.org/t/back-button-on-macos-deskop-safari-webkit-causing-new-tabs-to-open/391903)

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**Author:** [@Neil\_Evans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Neil_Evans)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/back-button-on-macos-deskop-safari-webkit-causing-new-tabs-to-open/391903 "2026-01-06T13:24:04Z")

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I have created a topic with anchors for navigation, and images included. When I use the section links at the top to jump to an anchor, then press “back” - Safari often open a new tab with one of the images from the topic…

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## [Extra spaces within text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extra-spaces-within-text/397551)

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**Author:** [@Steve\_Walmsley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steve_Walmsley)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extra-spaces-within-text/397551 "2026-03-03T18:36:45Z")

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For formatting reasons, I would like to add extra spaces between words. Discourse normally removes these spaces, but sometimes it improves readability. I can use backticks, but that changes the font. I can use but that v…

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## [Occasionally very high CPU load](https://meta.discourse.org/t/occasionally-very-high-cpu-load/385336)

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**Author:** [@GeorgSeifert](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GeorgSeifert)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/occasionally-very-high-cpu-load/385336 "2025-10-25T13:41:00Z")

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Occasionally I get very high CPU load. Generally the operation is very smooth but then there are those burst of full CPU load. While that is happening, the forum give 502 errors or is VERY slow. I have a Hetzner server w…

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## [I was wrong! Plugins pre-installed IS best!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-was-wrong-plugins-pre-installed-is-best/404014)

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**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 7:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-was-wrong-plugins-pre-installed-is-best/404014 "2026-05-29T07:17:47Z")

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Credit where it’s due! This week I’ve been working through a batch of small improvements to my forum: layout, tags, automation, and general tidying up. Some of that work required pulling additional data from the site, so…

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