# News and Events **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/news-and-events/207.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the News and Events category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-the-news-and-events-category/396990)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 10:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-the-news-and-events-category/396990 "2026-02-25T10:17:51Z")
Stay informed about Discourse – the product, the company, and the community. --- ## [Introducing Discourse Workflows](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-discourse-workflows/413163)
**Author:** [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-discourse-workflows/413163 "2026-09-23T22:22:26Z")
Community management has always involved a category of work that nobody wants to talk about - the repetitive and often mechanical overhead that accumulates in every active community and consumes the time you were suppose… --- ## [PostgreSQL 18 update for self-hosters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-18-update-for-self-hosters/406194)
**Author:** [@chrisr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrisr)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-18-update-for-self-hosters/406194 "2026-09-23T17:41:37Z")
:warning: WARNING! The upgrade requires a lot of free disk space (2x database size). We’ve just landed changes to upgrade our Docker image to PostgreSQL 18. Any site admins rebuilding Discourse from the command line… --- ## [Easier account signup using email codes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easier-account-signup-using-email-codes/407068)
**Author:** [@rishabh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rishabh)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easier-account-signup-using-email-codes/407068 "2026-09-23T17:38:32Z")
Discourse communities can now let users log in using a short emailed code instead of a magic link, offering a passwordless login flow which feels familiar to many other SaaS platforms and works alongside your existing se… --- ## [Better insights into your community with the redesigned admin dashboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-insights-into-your-community-with-the-redesigned-admin-dashboard/404528)
**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-insights-into-your-community-with-the-redesigned-admin-dashboard/404528 "2026-09-23T14:49:02Z")
The admin dashboard has a new design that puts your most important community signals — traffic, search health, engagement, and support — front and center, with a customizable reports section, date range controls, and cat… --- ## [Discourse core now includes Markdown endpoints for topic lists and views](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-core-now-includes-markdown-endpoints-for-topic-lists-and-views/413006)
**Author:** [@pmusaraj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pmusaraj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-core-now-includes-markdown-endpoints-for-topic-lists-and-views/413006 "2026-09-23T12:33:31Z")
Discourse now supports native Markdown endpoints, making it easier for AI tools and other clients to read forum content without parsing full HTML pages. This feature will be enabled by default on all hosted sites via th… --- ## [Announcing: AI Web Artifacts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/announcing-ai-web-artifacts/339979)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 9:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/announcing-ai-web-artifacts/339979 "2026-09-23T09:37:55Z")
Introducing Web Artifacts in Discourse AI! Web Artifacts allow you to seamlessly create and share interactive, dynamic components (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) directly in your posts. From visualizations and quizzes to lightweig… --- ## [How TurboRenault Moved 20,000 Members from XenForo to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-turborenault-moved-20-000-members-from-xenforo-to-discourse/413074)
**Author:** [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 8:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-turborenault-moved-20-000-members-from-xenforo-to-discourse/413074 "2026-09-23T08:58:32Z")
When TurboRenault's 20,000-member, 750,000-post community outgrew XenForo's stalled development and tedious add-on updates, admin Andy Bond moved it to Discourse - and his only regret is not doing it sooner. This is a … --- ## [Small post actions no longer tracked or watched](https://meta.discourse.org/t/small-post-actions-no-longer-tracked-or-watched/404058)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/small-post-actions-no-longer-tracked-or-watched/404058 "2026-09-22T22:53:59Z")
Discourse has a special post type that denotes “small action”. It looks like this: This happens when you close or open topics; it can happen when you assign topics and in various other conditions. Over the years, w… --- ## [(Basic) Toolbar Customisation \[Experiment\]](https://meta.discourse.org/t/basic-toolbar-customisation-experiment/412749)
**Author:** [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/basic-toolbar-customisation-experiment/412749 "2026-09-22T21:40:28Z")
The toolbar has grown a lot over the years, and not everyone uses all of it. If you write in Markdown by hand, or you never touch the text-size menu, a user can now just turn those off for themselves. How to try it Go … --- ## [You can now use Discourse to power your own AI Q&A homepage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-can-now-use-discourse-to-power-your-own-ai-q-a-homepage/413016)
**Author:** [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 8:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-can-now-use-discourse-to-power-your-own-ai-q-a-homepage/413016 "2026-09-22T20:51:01Z")
If you’re following the latest release channel, you can now access settings that allow you to run your own AI bot discussion site like ask.discourse.com! The new settings are: An ai bot conversations option in the… --- ## [Introducing Form Templates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-form-templates/278631)
**Author:** [@renato](https://meta.discourse.org/u/renato)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-form-templates/278631 "2026-09-22T17:46:39Z")
:star: This feature is no longer experimental! Go here to learn more about the feature and how to use it in your community: Creating form templates Hello, Discourse Meta Community! We are excited to introduce a new e… --- ## [September 2026 monthly release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/september-2026-monthly-release/413037)
**Author:** [@loic](https://meta.discourse.org/u/loic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/september-2026-monthly-release/413037 "2026-09-22T15:31:44Z")
For more information on all the changes released in 2026.9, check out: Patch releases for other supported versions have also been released: v2026.8.1 Changelog | Discourse Releases v2026.7.3 Changelog | Discourse Re… --- ## [Help Us Test the Composer Redesign](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-us-test-the-composer-redesign/407849)
**Author:** [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 12:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-us-test-the-composer-redesign/407849 "2026-09-22T12:10:46Z")
Goals We have been ramping up with small prep changes such as moving the preview toggle, integrating AI suggestions, adding GIFs in the toolbar, and are now ready to try the bigger change which is available to try as an e… --- ## [Connect your AI apps to your community with Discourse’s built-in MCP server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connect-your-ai-apps-to-your-community-with-discourse-s-built-in-mcp-server/412755)
**Author:** [@nat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nat)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 4:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connect-your-ai-apps-to-your-community-with-discourse-s-built-in-mcp-server/412755 "2026-09-22T04:59:30Z")
Discourse now has a built-in MCP server, so you can ask your favourite AI apps to find a topic, catch up on a discussion, or prepare a report on activity in your community. MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a way for AI a… --- ## [Webinar: Exploring Discourse Workflows](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webinar-exploring-discourse-workflows/412092)
**Author:** [@Danielle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Danielle)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 11:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webinar-exploring-discourse-workflows/412092 "2026-09-21T11:30:16Z")
📅 Exploring Discourse Workflows · September 17, 2026 2:00 PM → September 17, 2026 3:00 PM (America/New\_York) · https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN\_mCDK7QtXQZ2f9U9pNKlqRg Discourse Workflows are a new way to build powerf… --- ## [A new review queue layout with all new features](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-new-review-queue-layout-with-all-new-features/388194)
**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 7:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-new-review-queue-layout-with-all-new-features/388194 "2026-09-20T07:40:49Z")
We’re excited to announce some valuable improvements to the review queue and Discourse’s moderation tools. These are available behind an experimental feature flag that can be enabled on any Discourse site - read below fo… --- ## [Category hashtag floating cards and subcategory hashtag display improvements 🎈](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-hashtag-floating-cards-and-subcategory-hashtag-display-improvements/412529)
**Author:** [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 6:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-hashtag-floating-cards-and-subcategory-hashtag-display-improvements/412529 "2026-09-19T06:52:05Z")
We are making some changes and improvements to how subcategory hashtags display per Can we make inline links to subcategories more concise?, and at the same time are adding the same floating card functionality that you a… --- ## [Introducing the unified new view for the topic list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-the-unified-new-view-for-the-topic-list/404728)
**Author:** [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 10:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-the-unified-new-view-for-the-topic-list/404728 "2026-09-18T22:33:16Z")
Following on from The "new new" has been enabled on Meta , we are now introducing an upcoming change to make the unified new view the default for the topic list on all Discourse sites. What is unified new? This change m… --- ## [What users are asking with Ask AI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-users-are-asking-with-ask-ai/412735)
**Author:** [@nat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 7:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-users-are-asking-with-ask-ai/412735 "2026-09-18T07:24:07Z")
Ask AI now has its own section on your admin dashboard at /admin. As admins, you can now see how people are using it and what they’re asking about. You can track questions asked over time, how many users are askin… --- ## [New Workflow nodes for Boards](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-workflow-nodes-for-boards/412558)
**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 2:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-workflow-nodes-for-boards/412558 "2026-09-18T02:57:34Z")
We’ve added three new nodes to support Boards so you can you use Workflows to create new boards, add columns to existing boards, and move cards between columns. :discourse: Workflows and Boards are available on the Bus… --- ## [Improved event reminder preferences](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-event-reminder-preferences/412427)
**Author:** [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 6:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-event-reminder-preferences/412427 "2026-09-17T06:26:42Z")
We are introducing new event reminder preferences. Currently, all event reminders are sent via a notification based on the organizer’s reminder settings: While this is useful for members who spend a lot of time in … --- ## [Voice: Discord-style voice and video rooms, now bundled with Discourse 🎙](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voice-discord-style-voice-and-video-rooms-now-bundled-with-discourse/411337)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 7:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voice-discord-style-voice-and-video-rooms-now-bundled-with-discourse/411337 "2026-09-16T19:41:42Z")
Late last year we shared Resenha, an experiment that added Discord-style voice and video rooms directly into Discourse. No external apps required, just peer-to-peer WebRTC in your sidebar. The experiment worked. We’ve b… --- ## [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… --- ## [Boards can now be archived 🗃️](https://meta.discourse.org/t/boards-can-now-be-archived/412326)
**Author:** [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/boards-can-now-be-archived/412326 "2026-09-14T01:17:53Z")
Discourse Boards can now be archived. Archiving a board is a less destructive way of removing the board from the main list of boards than deleting it. This can be used when a project has naturally run its course, and you… --- ## [Search better in your community with Ask AI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-better-in-your-community-with-ask-ai/411346)
**Author:** [@nat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nat)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 11:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-better-in-your-community-with-ask-ai/411346 "2026-09-10T11:34:53Z")
After some weeks of experimenting, we are now pleased to share with you our new “Ask AI”, right within your community. “Ask AI” helps your community users get to the answers they want faster by supporting natural… --- ## [Introducing new filter and sort options for chat channels 💬](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-new-filter-and-sort-options-for-chat-channels/411958)
**Author:** [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-new-filter-and-sort-options-for-chat-channels/411958 "2026-09-10T01:55:30Z")
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 publi… --- ## [Granular group-based permissions for anonymous and logged in users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/granular-group-based-permissions-for-anonymous-and-logged-in-users/402273)
**Author:** [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/granular-group-based-permissions-for-anonymous-and-logged-in-users/402273 "2026-09-10T00:06:53Z")
There has been a historically confusing pseudogroup called @everyone within our codebase, which can be used for: Site settings which are of the group\_list type Category permissions Tag groups In some cases people are … --- ## [Embed Discourse as a full comment system on your site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-discourse-as-a-full-comment-system-on-your-site/399743)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 11:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-discourse-as-a-full-comment-system-on-your-site/399743 "2026-09-09T23:10:57Z")
Discourse’s embedding system lets you show topic comments on external sites via an iframe — but until now, the experience was read-only. Visitors had to click through to your Discourse site to reply, like, or interact wi… --- ## [Enabling Discourse Reactions by default for all sites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enabling-discourse-reactions-by-default-for-all-sites/403795)
**Author:** [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enabling-discourse-reactions-by-default-for-all-sites/403795 "2026-09-07T14:59:24Z")
We are introducing an upcoming change called “Enable Discourse reactions by default” to gradually turn on reactions for all new and existing sites. See FEATURE: Enable reactions by default via upcoming change · Pull Requ… [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/news-and-events/207.md?page=1)