https://meta.discourse.org/latestLatest topicsenWed, 09 Sep 2026 18:37:04 +0000Self-hosting I have been running my site for over a year now and this just started happening lately. We have many staged users as the site mostly functions as a help desk / ticket hub. Within the last week or so tickets with embedded media (screenshots) have been stuck in the approval queue. When I checked the “skip review media groups” TL0 is there, but I’m guessing staged users might have a slightly different flag. This needs to be fixed as folks are missing tickets. Why did this just...https://meta.discourse.org/t/staged-users-posts-stuck-in-queue/412025Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:37:04 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-412025Staged users' posts stuck in queueBug Themes/components on the default latest channel get auto-disabled, and theme authors must use unintuitive workarounds. Ran into this here: Featured Topics - #76 by cogdog It’s quite unintuitive that all minimum versions need to use a format like xxx.x.999 below the current version they should actually match. Platform Self-hosted Discourse on the latest branch Discourse version: 2026.8.0-latest.1 Affects: theme/theme-component authoring (about.json metadata) and theme...https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-discourse-version-fails-its-check-on-latest-builds-e-g-2026-8-0-latest-1/411985Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:55:49 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411985Minimum_discourse_version fails its check on -latest builds (e.g. 2026.8.0-latest.1)Users Sometimes the PWA badge gets out of sync with your notifications. This can get annoying: You can manually clear it through the PWA’s developer console in Chrome or Edge: Open the Discourse PWA. PressCtrl + Shift + J to open the console. Enter: await navigator.clearAppBadge() Close developer tools. Profit! 4 posts - 3 participants Read full topic ...https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-clear-the-windows-task-bar-badge-for-the-pwa/411981Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:58:40 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411981How to clear the Windows Task Bar badge for the PWABug 在论坛中帖子被拦截，弹窗显示 418 error 或者 502 Bad gateway提示，这个提示不是很准确，可以在论坛哪个位置优化这个提示，可以更详细化提示用户 3 posts - 2 participants Read full topic ...https://meta.discourse.org/t/418-error-502-bad-gateway/411976Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:27:24 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411976在论坛中帖子被拦截，弹窗显示 418 error 或者 502 Bad gateway提示优化Announcements Until now, chat channels have been sorted like this, with no way to change it: Public channels - Alphabetically Direct message/group channels - By priority (unread first) Though when you are a member of a lot of public channels, or have a fair few starred channels, the list can be a bit overwhelming, especially if you only need those channels followed in case something interesting or important shows up. We’ve just added the functionality to select filter and sorting options per...https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-new-filter-and-sort-options-for-chat-channels/411958Wed, 09 Sep 2026 02:37:21 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411958Introducing new filter and sort options for chat channels 💬Community Building I’m starting this topic to document my journey as I try to turn Discourse into a more visual, continuously scrolling platform—something closer to the browsing experience offered by Reddit, X and Facebook. I’ll use this topic to share what I try, what works, what doesn’t, the components I’m using and any problems I encounter. Hopefully, it will also help anyone else interested in using Discourse for something beyond a traditional forum layout. The starting point for this...https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-to-build-a-blog-reddit-x-or-facebook-style-scrolling-platform/411945Tue, 08 Sep 2026 23:47:31 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411945Using Discourse to Build a Blog, Reddit, X or Facebook-Style Scrolling PlatformSupport The login_required.welcome_message site text is centered on a login required site, which is aesthetically not so pleasing, in my opinion. Is there an easy fix to change this, to normal left-aligned text with wide, equal size margins on each side, or can the team be convinced to change the OOTB look? 2 posts - 2 participants Read full topic ...https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-left-align-the-login-required-welcome-message/411936Tue, 08 Sep 2026 21:03:22 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411936How to left align the login required welcome messageSupport Siento curiosidad por saber cómo se ven las traducciones una vez editadas (ya sea por el autor original o por un moderador, administrador o traductor). ¿Está permitido que el autor original realice ediciones aquí? Quizás utilice este mismo hilo como prueba… si me disculpan un español algo deficiente. 2 posts - 1 participant Read full topic ...https://meta.discourse.org/t/como-se-presentan-las-traducciones-editadas-manualmente/411925Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:50:35 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411925Cómo se presentan las traducciones editadas manualmenteBug Hi! I suddenly got a warning message for my hosted Discourse forum: Your site may not work because a theme / component has errors. Caused by “Horizon” I checked the browser console as suggested (though I’m not a developer and don’t really understand what is going on), and it seems to be coming from Horizon. As far as I know, I haven’t made any recent changes to Horizon that would explain this. The forum itself still seems to load, but the administrator warning appears...https://meta.discourse.org/t/your-site-may-not-work-because-horizon/411894Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:42:09 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411894"Your site may not work because" HorizonSupport A whole bunch of new badges have appeared on my Discourse recently: We don’t even have chat or voice enabled (I’m assuming these are chat or voice related) I don’t really want to manually edit 27 badges to disable them Is there a way I can hide all of these from the /badges page in one fell swoop? 4 posts - 3 participants Read full topic ...https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-hide-all-the-voice-badges/411891Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:08:42 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411891How can I hide all the voice badges?Developer Guides By default, every javascript module in a plugin is loaded when Discourse boots. This guide describes the staticModules system, which allows code to be automatically loaded on-demand, thereby improving initial boot times. This system is currently available to plugins. Theme support will come later Enable static modules Add a frontend section to your plugin’s about.json: { "frontend": { "staticModules": true } } Two things happen: Your components, helpers, modifiers and...https://meta.discourse.org/t/bundle-splitting-for-plugins/411886Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:07:29 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411886Bundle splitting for pluginsSelf-hosting I am trying to update from v2026.7.0 to v2026.9.0 and I get the following error when doing so. Any help would be appreciated. Stopping 3 Pitchfork worker(s), to free up memory $ cd /var/www/discourse && git fetch --tags --prune-tags --prune --force $ cd /var/www/discourse && git reset --hard HEAD@{upstream} Updating files: 13% (1353/10061) ... Updating files: 100% (10061/10061), done. HEAD is now at 6417a878d2c SECURITY: Require reapproval after deactivated users...https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-updating-from-v2026-7-0-latest-17-to-v2026-9-0-latest-372/411883Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:27:43 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411883Error updating from v2026.7.0-latest+17 to v2026.9.0-latest+372Bug Disclaimer: Yes I used Claude to help me fix this issue: Running Discourse core at commit 5ee8e24 (2026-08-19). The Patreon sync completes without error but syncs zero users: Patreon sync complete: 63 pledges, 0 users synced API responses are all status=200, so the requests themselves are fine. Tracing it in the rails console, the members request the plugin builds is correct and does ask for email on the member...https://meta.discourse.org/t/patreon-v2-sync-reports-n-pledges-0-users-synced-member-email-read-from-wrong-resource-in-extract/411874Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:17:12 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411874Patreon v2 sync reports "N pledges, 0 users synced" — member email read from wrong resource in extractFeature Continuing the discussion from Solved improvements: Allowing members to indicate they're experiencing a reported issue: Hi The request here is to be able to limit the Me too button to be used only by members who reply to the topic. The main reason for that is that throughout the years in our forum, members who were facing the same issue would reply and post that they are facing the same issue. These replies are very helpful and sometimes quite necessary since they might include...https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-limit-the-me-too-button-to-those-who-reply-in-the-thread/411869Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:12:17 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411869Option to limit the 'Me too' button to those who reply in the threadUX It’s been like this for a while now; I don’t remember when it started. At first, I thought I might have missed the button, then I thought clicking the icon might not work, and I accidentally clicked the icon because that changed its color. But I paid more attention to this, and still, I need 2 taps for quoting. This is my Galaxy Tab S9 FE with Firefox 155.0. The problem is that when I logged in today, quoting worked fine. But now it doesn’t. Reloading sometimes fixes...https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-does-only-work-on-second-tap/411868Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:02:24 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411868Quoting does only work on second tapGeneral Hi all, We have a rather large Discourse instance and currently allow users to change their username up to 3 days after they create an account. We’ve grown rapidly in the last few months, and the amount of requests we’re getting to change usernames is becoming untenable. We’re considering upping the time period for users to change their usernames to essentially forever, but first I wanted to see if there might be pitfalls with doing this that I’m not thinking of. Our users...https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-ability-to-change-usernames-any-pitfalls/411865Tue, 08 Sep 2026 06:29:03 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411865Users' ability to change usernames: any pitfalls?Bug In DEPS: Bump i18n from 1.14.8 to 1.15.2 - Pull Request #41242 - discourse/discourse - GitHub, we updated the ruby-i18n to 1.15.x, however, this version has a defection. Upstream Update Analysis (click for more details) This cause a problem in discourse. When the user is using a display language different from the default language. Say, Chinese as the site default language and English as the display language, pages may accidentally display in Chinese, or a combination of English...https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-i18n-regression-due-to-recent-ruby-i18n-update/411859Tue, 08 Sep 2026 05:21:58 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411859FIX: I18n regression due to recent ruby-i18n updateFeature Compressing a file twice just takes up time and resources. 1 post - 2 participants Read full topic ...https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-gzip-the-database-dump-if-it-is-going-to-be-tar-gzipd-with-the-uploads-folder/411857Tue, 08 Sep 2026 03:56:18 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411857Don't gzip the database dump if it is going to be tar-gzip'd with the uploads folderSupport Hi team, I have recently taken over the management of a Discourse community previously handled by my predecessor. We are looking to integrate this community with Zendesk so that new Discourse topics/posts automatically generate Zendesk tickets. Furthermore, I’ve heard that two-way synchronization is possible—where replies submitted directly from Zendesk can automatically post back as replies on the Discourse topic. (I’d like to confirm if this is actually supported.) We are...https://meta.discourse.org/t/regarding-zendesk-integration-and-two-way-synchronization-with-legacy-discourse/411853Tue, 08 Sep 2026 01:55:21 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411853Regarding Zendesk Integration and Two-Way Synchronization with Legacy DiscourseSupport Our community does not wish to use AI, and we turned it off in our Discourse instance. For translations we added LibreTranslate (LT) in a docker container, and it works well enough. My question is: Given the recent advances in adding AI Translations into the Discourse core, can we take advantage of this wiring to connect LT in this way? We would very much to benefit from the integration without adding AI. Thanks. 3 posts - 2 participants Read full topic ...https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-and-libretranslate-without-ai/411844Mon, 07 Sep 2026 21:15:47 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411844Using Discourse and LibreTranslate without AIBug Continuing the discussion from The road to stable, then permanent, for granular_anonymous_and_logged_in_groups_permissions: I think the AI Agent permission settings are not yet handled correctly by the upcoming change. The only change between these two screenshots is enabling the upcoming change. While proofread is offered as expected as long as the change is disabled, it is missing after enabling it. The proofread agent is set up for “everyone”, so with the upcoming change I...https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-agent-group-settings-dont-seem-to-be-handled-by-the-upcoming-change-removing-the-everyone-group/411841Mon, 07 Sep 2026 20:06:08 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411841AI Agent group settings don't seem to be handled by the upcoming change removing the everyone groupUX I wonder if it would be a good idea to move the option to change the topic author to the ones shown when clicking the gear icon. Currently, one must select the option from the first post of the topic, even though it is a function that applies to the topic as a whole, not to its first message. It’s a simple change that would facilitate editing tasks, especially when using conversations from the AI Bot, where moderation handles moving them, adding tags, and/or changing their...https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-change-author-be-available-on-topic-tools/411836Mon, 07 Sep 2026 18:21:56 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411836Should 'change author' be available on topic tools?UX Reproduction: Click on a badge you have unlocked then go back to your profile. A checkmark appears in your profile as unintended. If you click another one’s profile while looking at badges, checkmarks will appear in those locations as well. This is a purely visual bug, this is why I put it in Contribute > UX Reproduction video using Chrome on Guest Mode: 2 posts - 2 participants Read full topic ...https://meta.discourse.org/t/visual-bug-checkmarks-on-badges-appear-in-profiles-instead-of-the-badges-page/411831Mon, 07 Sep 2026 16:15:30 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411831Visual bug - checkmarks on badges appear in profiles instead of the badges pageSupport I am not sure since which version, but my signup form looks all messed up. I noticed that because my latest signups had “user1” 2 3.. as usernames and i checked. It does not have a username field anymore (despite i have enabled the show_signup_form_username_instructions option). It also does not show the Name explanation text (js.user.name.instructions_required) anymore(?) and in general, why are there some fields with bold heading, some without heading and some with plain...https://meta.discourse.org/t/wild-signup-form-since-update/411827Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:55:20 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411827Wild signup form (since update?)Support I’m thinking about enabling some custom prompts in the Discourse helper. Right now, the most I’ve managed is to use them from agents via the AI Bot. A function, for example, briefly develops a post from a pasted link. It works great, but it’s a lot of work to transform the personal message into a topic, move it, and then add tags. The desired behavior would allow adding that same functionality to the ones already established in the helper, without needing to paste the initial...https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-custom-helper-prompts/411826Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:47:40 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411826How to set custom helper promptsSupport My stats showed a sudden jump for a day this week, and when I checked them, I saw not only that there was a large increase in Anonymous visitors, but there was a corresponding, and NEGATIVE, number for “other traffic” How am I to interpret this? here are the figures 1 post - 1 participant Read full topic ...https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-it-mean-when-you-have-negative-other-traffic/411823Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:56:48 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411823What does it mean when you have negative "other traffic"?Hosted Customers This guide explains the difference between the automated backups Discourse manages for its hosting infrastructure and the site-level backups you create and download for your Discourse-hosted site. It covers how to create both database-only and full site backups, how to upload and request a restore, and what to consider before downgrading your plan. Required user level: Administrator Back up and restore your hosted Discourse site If your site is hosted by Discourse, you are...https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-back-up-and-restore-your-hosted-discourse-site/404408Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:33:46 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-404408How to back up and restore your hosted Discourse siteFeature I’m looking at using the new Unified New view as the main feed/homepage on my Discourse site, but I’d like it to behave a bit more like X/Twitter or Facebook. What I’m trying to achieve is: A topic appears in the Unified New feed. The user scrolls down and the topic has been visible in their viewport. Once they’ve scrolled past it, Discourse considers that topic “seen” or dismissed for that user. If they refresh or come back to /new later, that topic no longer...https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-unified-new-dismiss-topics-after-a-user-scrolls-past-them/411807Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:03:09 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411807Can Unified New dismiss topics after a user scrolls past them?Support 刚才构建时，遇到下面的错误： [log] <DIR>/assets/js/chunk-kzds8qh6.digested.js chunk │ size: 297.19 kB [log] <DIR>/assets/js/chunk-b1q66eup.digested.js chunk │ size: 358.64 kB [log] <DIR>/assets/js/jspreadsheet-c0a3yubd.digested.js chunk │ size: 475.17 kB [log] <DIR>/assets/js/codemirror-editor-fo821emj.digested.js chunk │ size: 498.87 kB [log]...https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/411795Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:18:05 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411795构建失败Bug I notice that any attempt to alter any one day in a recurring event results in any preceding recurring events disappearing, and then every event from the amended day going forward is also amended. Is there any ability to edit a recurring event so that one day can be amended without affecting all of the other entries? 2 posts - 2 participants Read full topic ...https://meta.discourse.org/t/recurring-events-management-glitches/411780Mon, 07 Sep 2026 05:52:20 +0000meta.discourse.org-topic-411780Recurring events management glitches