# News and Events

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## [Discourse as Your First Rails App](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-as-your-first-rails-app/5751)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**回覆:** 127\
**Last updated:** [2018年一月18日 20:25 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-as-your-first-rails-app/5751 "2018-01-18T20:25:46Z")

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If you’re a developer, but have never touched Ruby on Rails, we understand how you feel. We were there once! Sometimes diving into a new language and codebase can make you feel like this: The good news is that Discourse …

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## [Discourse 1.9 released!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-1-9-released/77523)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**回覆:** 0\
**Last updated:** [2018年一月8日 23:26 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-1-9-released/77523 "2018-01-08T23:26:58Z")

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Originally published at: Discourse 1.9 released! As of January 3rd, we’re pleased to release Discourse 1.9 today, building on Discourse 1.8 from June. Show Who’s Replying Discourse is all about replies being disconne…

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## [Discourse Version 1.9](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-version-1-9/61289)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**回覆:** 5\
**Last updated:** [2018年一月3日 22:13 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-version-1-9/61289 "2018-01-03T22:13:30Z")

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Focus :white\_check\_mark: Update Emoji sets to latest, plus Unicode 9.0 additions and skin tone support :white\_check\_mark: Watched words feature for blocking, censoring, or requiring approval for certain words appear…

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## [Discourse 1.9.0.beta17 Release Notes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-1-9-0-beta17-release-notes/76527)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**回覆:** 0\
**Last updated:** [2017年十二月21日 01:22 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-1-9-0-beta17-release-notes/76527 "2017-12-21T01:22:38Z")

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New features in 1.9.0.beta17 Full rebake of all old posts There have been a number of significant changes to post formatting over the last few major releases, but those changes only affect new/edited posts. To ensure the…

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## [Discourse 1.9.0.beta16 Release Notes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-1-9-0-beta16-release-notes/75884)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**回覆:** 1\
**Last updated:** [2017年十二月12日 22:56 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-1-9-0-beta16-release-notes/75884 "2017-12-12T22:56:52Z")

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New features in 1.9.0.beta16 Disable Mentions We’ve heard feedback from different communities that want to limit the notifications that are generated. Previously, there was no way to disable mentions on your community, w…

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## [Discourse 1.9.0.beta15 Release Notes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-1-9-0-beta15-release-notes/75171)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**回覆:** 0\
**Last updated:** [2017年十二月1日 14:52 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-1-9-0-beta15-release-notes/75171 "2017-12-01T14:52:38Z")

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While we have always posted detailed release notes for major version along with a blog post highlighting major features, we don’t generally talk about our 10+ beta releases leading up to the major release. After hearing …

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## [Updated Composer Style](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updated-composer-style/74944)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
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**Last updated:** [2017年十一月28日 12:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updated-composer-style/74944 "2017-11-28T12:47:44Z")

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Thanks to our designer @awesomerobot we’ve got a new look and feel for the topic/post composer. Our old composer was full-width and very, very grey. The new design removes the “sea of grey”, and also removes full-wi…

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## [An Instrumentation Story (How I Learned to Love ELK)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/an-instrumentation-story-how-i-learned-to-love-elk/74765)

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**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\
**回覆:** 0\
**Last updated:** [2017年十一月24日 22:15 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/an-instrumentation-story-how-i-learned-to-love-elk/74765 "2017-11-24T22:15:31Z")

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Originally published at: An Instrumentation Story (How I Learned to Love the Elastic Stack) in which we discover a better way to meet our customer’s needs while showing us where we can improve our code When you’re op…

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## [User preference for default home page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-preference-for-default-home-page/74171)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**回覆:** 4\
**Last updated:** [2017年十一月17日 05:52 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-preference-for-default-home-page/74171 "2017-11-17T05:52:05Z")

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Users can now set their own preference for their homepage. If you’d rather land on New instead of Latest when going to forum.example.org you’ll want this setting. Head to user preferences → interface and select the h…

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## [Flagging + Moderator Tool Enhancements](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flagging-moderator-tool-enhancements/70742)

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**Author:** [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout)\
**回覆:** 5\
**Last updated:** [2017年十月21日 12:14 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flagging-moderator-tool-enhancements/70742 "2017-10-21T12:14:46Z")

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It’s been a long time since we revisited the flagging and moderator tools in Discourse. The interface worked well enough, but on some forums that dealt with a large volume of flags, things could get a little unruly. Imp…

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## [Discourse's Fourth Birthday](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourses-fourth-birthday/57007)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**回覆:** 8\
**Last updated:** [2017年十一月8日 04:43 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourses-fourth-birthday/57007 "2017-11-08T04:43:33Z")

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Originally published at: Discourse’s Fourth Birthday As of today\*, it’s been four years of Discourse! It feels like only only yesterday that we launched Discourse as an open source project. We’ve certainly been busy …

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## [Add to homescreen banner on Android](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-to-homescreen-banner-on-android/42973)

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**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\
**回覆:** 68\
**Last updated:** [2017年十一月6日 03:57 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-to-homescreen-banner-on-android/42973 "2017-11-06T03:57:38Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Fully support Android Chrome's "Add to Homescreen": If any of you guys visited meta on the last days with an Android Phone (using the default Chrome Browser) you may have seen this: Th…

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## [OneBoxes for PubMed are here](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxes-for-pubmed-are-here/13294)

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**Author:** [@ematsen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ematsen)\
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**Last updated:** [2014年三月1日 18:07 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxes-for-pubmed-are-here/13294 "2014-03-01T18:07:30Z")

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My fork for oneboxes for PubMed, the definitive index of medical/biological literature in the US and many other places has been merged. Here are some examples: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7288891 http://www.nc…

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## [Automatic Actions based on post content (Watched Words)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-actions-based-on-post-content-watched-words/66878)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**回覆:** 1\
**Last updated:** [2017年九月28日 16:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-actions-based-on-post-content-watched-words/66878 "2017-09-28T16:41:34Z")

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New for 1.9 is the ability to take some actions based on watched words found in a post. Block the post at the time it is submitted. User sees a message saying they’ve used a word that’s not allowed. Flag the post as in…

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## [GSoC 2017 ends - Outreachy winter round begins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gsoc-2017-ends-outreachy-winter-round-begins/70052)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
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**Last updated:** [2017年九月14日 15:22 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gsoc-2017-ends-outreachy-winter-round-begins/70052 "2017-09-14T15:22:34Z")

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Originally published at: GSoC 2017 ends - Outreachy winter round begins Since May this year we’ve been working with a handful of incredibly talented students. Google Summer of Code 2017 has now concluded, and we have…

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## [Unlisted only means not listed in topics list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlisted-only-means-not-listed-in-topics-list/69278)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**回覆:** 0\
**Last updated:** [2017年八月22日 21:56 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlisted-only-means-not-listed-in-topics-list/69278 "2017-08-22T21:56:30Z")

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After some feedback and internal discussion we decided that the whole concept of “expecting slug matches” was deeply flawed since we expose the slugs anyway via JSON api. Now “Unlisted” simply means (1) not visible in t…

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## [Site setting for "strip image metadata"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-setting-for-strip-image-metadata/69276)

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**Author:** [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)\
**回覆:** 2\
**Last updated:** [2017年七月25日 13:48 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-setting-for-strip-image-metadata/69276 "2017-07-25T13:48:29Z")

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Image metadata is a largely unknown feature. By default we strip this metadata from images on Discourse because users typically don’t need this info and unknowingly including it can lead to unintended sharing of data. S…

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## [EmojiOne updated to v3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emojione-updated-to-v3/69275)

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**Author:** [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux)\
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**Last updated:** [2017年七月5日 22:27 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emojione-updated-to-v3/69275 "2017-07-05T22:27:09Z")

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Now available in the latest version of Discourse!

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## [Import profile picture for GitHub OAuth](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-profile-picture-for-github-oauth/69279)

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**Author:** [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)\
**回覆:** 0\
**Last updated:** [2017年八月24日 00:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-profile-picture-for-github-oauth/69279 "2017-08-24T00:34:45Z")

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GitHub profiles can hold their own avatar for use by other platforms. The GitHub authentication behaviour is now consistent with the existing Facebook/Twitter authentication: if the user has uploaded a custom avatar on…

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## [Quick image resizing and markdown image dimensions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quick-image-resizing-and-markdown-image-dimensions/66812)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**回覆:** 32\
**Last updated:** [2017年八月23日 00:00 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quick-image-resizing-and-markdown-image-dimensions/66812 "2017-08-23T00:00:44Z")

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As of today when you paste in images we no longer use IMG tags. So for example: Generates the Markdown !\[very good|512x397\](//cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/meta/original/3X/0/3/03741c…

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## [Improved keyboard shortcut hints on education dialog](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-keyboard-shortcut-hints-on-education-dialog/68337)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**回覆:** 2\
**Last updated:** [2017年八月20日 08:32 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-keyboard-shortcut-hints-on-education-dialog/68337 "2017-08-20T08:32:15Z")

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A nice little change was proposed by @supermathie and @sam – indicate the keyboard shortcut for close on our editor education panels: Since these are desktop only CSS rules they wouldn’t affect mobile, and arguably …

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## [Change category before approving topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-category-before-approving-topic/69277)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**回覆:** 0\
**Last updated:** [2017年八月15日 20:26 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-category-before-approving-topic/69277 "2017-08-15T20:26:23Z")

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You can now change the category of a topic in your approval queue before approving it. Here’s how it works: Before editing After editing The revision history - nothing’s changed here, just to demonstrate the eff…

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## [New Emoji picker feedback](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-emoji-picker-feedback/66447)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**回覆:** 40\
**Last updated:** [2017年七月25日 11:50 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-emoji-picker-feedback/66447 "2017-07-25T11:50:17Z")

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@j.jaffeux just merged in the brand new emoji picker: :sparkler::fireworks::ribbon::rice\_scene::heavy\_heart\_exclamation: This topic is for tracking feedback: Open issues: Clicks are be re-bound causing a single c…

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## [Boost your Patreon campaign with Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/boost-your-patreon-campaign-with-discourse/64948)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**回覆:** 1\
**Last updated:** [2017年六月22日 14:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/boost-your-patreon-campaign-with-discourse/64948 "2017-06-22T14:41:06Z")

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Originally published at: Boost your Patreon page with Discourse Interest-based forums are perhaps the ultimate community experience. These oases on the internet are where you realise that geeking out big-time on knit…

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## [Discourse 1.8 released!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-1-8-released/63691)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**回覆:** 3\
**Last updated:** [2017年六月2日 16:36 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-1-8-released/63691 "2017-06-02T16:36:10Z")

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Originally published at: Discourse 1.8 released! We’re thrilled to release Discourse 1.8 today, building on Discourse 1.7 from January. Narrative Welcome Bot Perhaps the biggest new feature in this release is our nar…

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## [Discourse Narrative Bot Beta Feedback](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-narrative-bot-beta-feedback/58621)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**回覆:** 56\
**Last updated:** [2017年六月7日 13:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-narrative-bot-beta-feedback/58621 "2017-06-07T13:34:15Z")

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Discourse traditionally sends a PM to all new users which does the following: welcomes them to the site offers tips and tricks for those new to Discourse briefly explains trust levels and new user limits mentions our r…

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## [Discourse Version 1.8](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-version-1-8/49801)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**回覆:** 3\
**Last updated:** [2017年五月31日 20:08 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-version-1-8/49801 "2017-05-31T20:08:49Z")

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Focus :white\_check\_mark: Improve usability and design of password reset page. :white\_check\_mark: “Get a room” reminder sent once per topic, to any user who replies to the same user in that topic 3 times in a row. …

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## [Discourse for Developer Communities](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-developer-communities/62185)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
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**Last updated:** [2017年五月5日 20:25 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-developer-communities/62185 "2017-05-05T20:25:37Z")

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Originally published at: Discourse for Developer Communities Most early adopters of Discourse were developer communities, as is often the case with open source projects. Our own meta.discourse.org community is also a…

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## [Out-of-the-box dark/light theme selection](https://meta.discourse.org/t/out-of-the-box-dark-light-theme-selection/62048)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**回覆:** 0\
**Last updated:** [2017年五月3日 15:40 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/out-of-the-box-dark-light-theme-selection/62048 "2017-05-03T15:40:39Z")

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For our upcoming release @codinghorror really wanted dark/light/large font theme selection out of the :card\_box: Following this commit our default installs will have this enabled: https://github.com/discourse/discours…

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## [A brand new discourse.org](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-brand-new-discourse-org/60878)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
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**Last updated:** [2017年四月21日 01:24 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-brand-new-discourse-org/60878 "2017-04-21T01:24:42Z")

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Originally published at: A brand new discourse.org This week we unveiled a completely revamped discourse.org! When our original website was first launched in 2013, Discourse’s features were quite novel. Concepts like…

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