# General **URL:** https://community.directus.com/c/12-category/12.md [Latest](https://community.directus.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.directus.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.directus.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the General category](https://community.directus.com/t/about-the-general-category/1284)
**Author:** [@Beth](https://community.directus.com/u/Beth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 8:45am UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/about-the-general-category/1284 "2025-10-07T08:45:39Z")
A new category, as suggested by Abdallah :flexed\_biceps:, for general posts to discuss things that fall outside of the other categories, such as this platform (!) or anything community, resources or Directus related. --- ## [Directus PHP SDK](https://community.directus.com/t/directus-php-sdk/2667)
**Author:** [@Kingtona123](https://community.directus.com/u/Kingtona123)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/directus-php-sdk/2667 "2026-10-14T14:52:25Z")
I’m finding it hard to justify continuing to maintain the PHP SDK, which has been installed over 33,000 times, when Directus seems increasingly reluctant to acknowledge community projects. I understand that Directus nee… --- ## [MONOSPACE for dummies](https://community.directus.com/t/monospace-for-dummies/2615)
**Author:** [@Criss](https://community.directus.com/u/Criss)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/monospace-for-dummies/2615 "2026-10-02T14:15:13Z")
I read the Monospace stuff and understood NOTHING! Can anyone explain in simpler words? If I have some apps (e.g CRM, Analytics, etc.) as subdomains, is Monospace some kind of control panel for all those applications? Is… --- ## [The new Flows management feature in 12.4.0](https://community.directus.com/t/the-new-flows-management-feature-in-12-4-0/2553)
**Author:** [@Burvs](https://community.directus.com/u/Burvs)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 10:31am UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/the-new-flows-management-feature-in-12-4-0/2553 "2026-09-24T10:31:42Z")
Just wanted to say a huge thanks for the new Flows management features in 12.4.0. It’s awesome. :growing\_heart: --- ## [Using Directus as a knowledge/data layer for AI agents, anyone doing this with MCP?](https://community.directus.com/t/using-directus-as-a-knowledge-data-layer-for-ai-agents-anyone-doing-this-with-mcp/2527)
**Author:** [@asifraza](https://community.directus.com/u/asifraza)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 3:02am UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/using-directus-as-a-knowledge-data-layer-for-ai-agents-anyone-doing-this-with-mcp/2527 "2026-09-12T03:02:58Z")
I’ve been working on multi-agent AI systems (RAG pipelines, voice assistants, agent orchestration), and I’m curious how others in this community are connecting Directus to AI agent workflows, especially now that MCP (Mod… --- ## [Recap of the new licence for the youngsters?](https://community.directus.com/t/recap-of-the-new-licence-for-the-youngsters/2298)
**Author:** [@Criss](https://community.directus.com/u/Criss)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/recap-of-the-new-licence-for-the-youngsters/2298 "2026-08-20T19:07:32Z")
I’m a time traveller coming from early Middle Age Europe. Over here we are not that familiar with licences, grants, and turnovers in billions. We still do business in the old way: if we grow, we use our own money to grow… --- ## [Directus 12.2 Release](https://community.directus.com/t/directus-12-2-release/2453)
**Author:** [@James\_White](https://community.directus.com/u/James_White)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/directus-12-2-release/2453 "2026-08-07T16:54:24Z")
Hey All :waving\_hand: - I’m not sure if everyone reads the release notes, and appreciate they are sometimes a little overwhelming so wanted to provide a more human summary here of the key things shipped, and to open dis… --- ## [What is counted as a collection in Directus?](https://community.directus.com/t/what-is-counted-as-a-collection-in-directus/2452)
**Author:** [@Beth](https://community.directus.com/u/Beth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/what-is-counted-as-a-collection-in-directus/2452 "2026-08-07T15:23:50Z")
Hey all, following the what is counted as a user seat in Directus post, here is what is counted as a collection in Directus! I’m still sharing the definitions directly from the key definitions which are in the docs licen… --- ## [What is counted as a user seat in Directus?](https://community.directus.com/t/what-is-counted-as-a-user-seat-in-directus/2451)
**Author:** [@Beth](https://community.directus.com/u/Beth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/what-is-counted-as-a-user-seat-in-directus/2451 "2026-08-07T15:21:20Z")
Hey all, hope you’re having a great day if you’re reading this! As the title suggests, here is what we count as a user seat and I’m sharing the definition directly from the key definitions which are in the docs licensing… --- ## [OIG Renewal and Expiration](https://community.directus.com/t/oig-renewal-and-expiration/2406)
**Author:** [@Beth](https://community.directus.com/u/Beth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/oig-renewal-and-expiration/2406 "2026-07-14T13:41:42Z")
Hey all, A common question I’ve seen lately is around the Open Innovation Grant license renewal process, we’ve updated the docs page on this now but wanted to cross share the info here as well: An OIG license is valid … --- ## [What is the role of the "dash" symbol in Directus?](https://community.directus.com/t/what-is-the-role-of-the-dash-symbol-in-directus/2381)
**Author:** [@rowild](https://community.directus.com/u/rowild)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/what-is-the-role-of-the-dash-symbol-in-directus/2381 "2026-07-07T12:41:11Z")
I hope somebody out there can help me understand. I use in my password system the “-” (dash) symbol. But Directus, when “Auth Password Policy” is set to “strong”, does not recognise it as a “special character”. Instead I… --- ## [New Contributor](https://community.directus.com/t/new-contributor/2365)
**Author:** [@aayan](https://community.directus.com/u/aayan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/new-contributor/2365 "2026-06-30T12:36:32Z")
Hello, I am Aayan. How are you all? I am new to this community! Would love to contribute to this project. --- ## [Bug in Visual Editor](https://community.directus.com/t/bug-in-visual-editor/2297)
**Author:** [@Criss](https://community.directus.com/u/Criss)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/bug-in-visual-editor/2297 "2026-06-08T17:06:19Z")
I cannot find my ways around the new forum (also I don’t understand why there isn’t a light mode). Anyway, I just wanted to point out a huge bug in v12 which I’m testing locally: if you happen to click on the “visual edi… --- ## [Generic OTLP/OpenTelemetry provider for AI Assistant telemetry](https://community.directus.com/t/generic-otlp-opentelemetry-provider-for-ai-assistant-telemetry/2269)
**Author:** [@pklenovic](https://community.directus.com/u/pklenovic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/generic-otlp-opentelemetry-provider-for-ai-assistant-telemetry/2269 "2026-05-25T13:52:16Z")
Hi Directus team, I’m looking into AI Assistant observability for a self-hosted Directus setup and wanted to ask whether you’d be open to supporting a generic OTLP/OpenTelemetry telemetry provider for the AI Assistant. … --- ## [Any experience with selfhosted AI-Assistant?](https://community.directus.com/t/any-experience-with-selfhosted-ai-assistant/2214)
**Author:** [@Criss](https://community.directus.com/u/Criss)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 10:31am UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/any-experience-with-selfhosted-ai-assistant/2214 "2026-05-13T10:31:38Z")
I’m moving around Directus thanks to Google AI. However, sometimes it suggests features that are no longer available (or have been moved) in my current 11.17.0 version, so I was thinking of enabling the AI-Assistant whic… --- ## [Wanted: Documentation Feedback](https://community.directus.com/t/wanted-documentation-feedback/2230)
**Author:** [@bryantgillespie](https://community.directus.com/u/bryantgillespie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 11:59am UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/wanted-documentation-feedback/2230 "2026-05-11T11:59:28Z")
Hi folks :waving\_hand: I’m spending a cycle or two on our documentation platform at https://directus.io/docs. So I’m here asking for feedback to make sure we deliver a better experience. Curious to get your opinions on… --- ## [Discussion: Licensing concerns, and a model that might help](https://community.directus.com/t/discussion-licensing-concerns-and-a-model-that-might-help/1880)
**Author:** [@qntmplation](https://community.directus.com/u/qntmplation)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/discussion-licensing-concerns-and-a-model-that-might-help/1880 "2026-05-08T15:47:07Z")
There have been many conversations over the last few months about the new licensing requirements, particularly on Reddit. I think this thread in particular raises some valid points, and I highly recommend reading the dis… --- ## [How to update page title \Directus · VMS\](https://community.directus.com/t/how-to-update-page-title-title-directus-vms-title/2223)
**Author:** [@Bile](https://community.directus.com/u/Bile)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 7:55am UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/how-to-update-page-title-title-directus-vms-title/2223 "2026-05-06T07:55:31Z")
I am deploying project; I want to update the page title (Browser title) with my project name and remove “Directus”. I updated project name in the setting but still Directus is displayed on the browser how to update this… --- ## [OpenStreetMap vs. Mapbox](https://community.directus.com/t/openstreetmap-vs-mapbox/2203)
**Author:** [@Criss](https://community.directus.com/u/Criss)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 11:15am UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/openstreetmap-vs-mapbox/2203 "2026-04-29T11:15:18Z")
Hello, while building my fields it looks like I cannot create one that allows geocoding an address by starting typing it, because the interface\>search field is missing. I see there is an official extension (Address Compl… --- ## [Syncing Code Block Data Between Related Collections (A → B)](https://community.directus.com/t/syncing-code-block-data-between-related-collections-a-b/2191)
**Author:** [@arismarko](https://community.directus.com/u/arismarko)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/syncing-code-block-data-between-related-collections-a-b/2191 "2026-04-27T13:39:50Z")
I have two collections A and B. Collection B schema has fields like name, description and, importantly, a Code block with some JSON. Collection A has a many-to-one relationship to B, ie a dropdown where I select one of… --- ## [Leap Week Recap and Discussion](https://community.directus.com/t/leap-week-recap-and-discussion/2108)
**Author:** [@Beth](https://community.directus.com/u/Beth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/leap-week-recap-and-discussion/2108 "2026-03-30T17:54:00Z")
Hey all! Happy Monday! Whether you were able to catch last week’s Leap Week or you’re planning to watch the recordings, we’d love to have a discussion on any learnings, suggestions or requests you have! Cheers, Beth, … --- ## [While re-building site with Directus, where should the old site reside?](https://community.directus.com/t/while-re-building-site-with-directus-where-should-the-old-site-reside/2092)
**Author:** [@Criss](https://community.directus.com/u/Criss)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/while-re-building-site-with-directus-where-should-the-old-site-reside/2092 "2026-03-24T16:58:39Z")
I have a dum question (though I guess my dev can answer it). We are planning to re-build a Wordpress site with Directus, which we are doing in a Plesk-driven server. However the old website (that is live on the Web) is … --- ## [4-Months of Directus and Still Going Strong](https://community.directus.com/t/4-months-of-directus-and-still-going-strong/2027)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Rogers](https://community.directus.com/u/Mr_Rogers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/4-months-of-directus-and-still-going-strong/2027 "2026-03-05T14:53:35Z")
I don’t think I would survive without Directus. It’s insanely quick to build up a database now and make modifications with zero issue. Some people have recommended letting AI make your database, but I refuse to give up … --- ## [Is Directus going to be re-written in Rust?](https://community.directus.com/t/is-directus-going-to-be-re-written-in-rust/1300)
**Author:** [@nfjeldberg](https://community.directus.com/u/nfjeldberg)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/is-directus-going-to-be-re-written-in-rust/1300 "2026-02-18T15:42:20Z")
Is Directus going to be re-written in Rust, and what does that mean in terms of migration and existing extensions? I read on this AMA that is the case. I am wondering if Directus is the right choose for us, but this make… --- ## [Invalid filename for \`?download\` requests](https://community.directus.com/t/invalid-filename-for-download-requests/1965)
**Author:** [@wbppsdev](https://community.directus.com/u/wbppsdev)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/invalid-filename-for-download-requests/1965 "2026-02-17T17:17:38Z")
Anyone experiencing filename issue for ?download requests? Receiving id instead of filename\_download in version 11.15.1. It was working before. --- ## [AI Chat not responding](https://community.directus.com/t/ai-chat-not-responding/1883)
**Author:** [@weilies](https://community.directus.com/u/weilies)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/ai-chat-not-responding/1883 "2026-02-04T01:17:42Z")
i have put in a valid OpenAI key, but it doesnt response. How can i troubleshoot? --- ## [Proposal: Consider Deprecating Flows in Favor of Enhanced Extension/Developer Experience](https://community.directus.com/t/proposal-consider-deprecating-flows-in-favor-of-enhanced-extension-developer-experience/1375)
**Author:** [@Arman\_Hadi](https://community.directus.com/u/Arman_Hadi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 7:44am UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/proposal-consider-deprecating-flows-in-favor-of-enhanced-extension-developer-experience/1375 "2026-02-02T07:44:46Z")
I’ve been using Directus for a while and experimenting with Flows. While Flows are powerful, I find that for many simple tasks they introduce unnecessary complexity and make it harder to understand or implement straightf… --- ## [Request: Official Directus Node for n8n Integration](https://community.directus.com/t/request-official-directus-node-for-n8n-integration/1402)
**Author:** [@Bruno\_Avelino\_Sittax](https://community.directus.com/u/Bruno_Avelino_Sittax)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/request-official-directus-node-for-n8n-integration/1402 "2026-01-23T23:37:07Z")
:puzzle\_piece: Feature Request: Official Directus Node for n8n Integration Hi Directus team :waving\_hand: I’d like to propose the development of an official Directus node for n8n, the open-source workflow automation pla… --- ## [Display class label on X-axis instead of ID (relational tables)](https://community.directus.com/t/display-class-label-on-x-axis-instead-of-id-relational-tables/1765)
**Author:** [@Alilo\_Dris](https://community.directus.com/u/Alilo_Dris)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/display-class-label-on-x-axis-instead-of-id-relational-tables/1765 "2026-01-23T19:21:26Z")
Hello, I’m working on a Directus dashboard and I want to display: X-axis: the class label (name) Y-axis: the number of students However, my data comes from multiple relational tables, and by default Directus displays… --- ## [My wishlist for Flows](https://community.directus.com/t/my-wishlist-for-flows/1395)
**Author:** [@Burvs](https://community.directus.com/u/Burvs)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/my-wishlist-for-flows/1395 "2026-01-21T15:28:00Z")
Prompted by this other discussion on whether or not Flows should be deprecated in favour of better extension development experience, and @Beth ‘s request for my feedback on Flows, I thought I’d do a separate post rather… [Next page](https://community.directus.com/c/12-category/12.md?page=1)