# Blog **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/news-and-events/blog/13.md?page=6 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 7 --- ## [Discourse 1.8 released!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-1-8-released/63691)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [2. Juni 2017 um 16:36 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-1-8-released/63691 "2017-06-02T16:36:10Z")
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… --- ## [Discourse for Developer Communities](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-developer-communities/62185)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [5. Mai 2017 um 20:25 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-developer-communities/62185 "2017-05-05T20:25:37Z")
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… --- ## [A brand new discourse.org](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-brand-new-discourse-org/60878)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [21. April 2017 um 01:24 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-brand-new-discourse-org/60878 "2017-04-21T01:24:42Z")
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… --- ## [Moving from Facebook Groups to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-from-facebook-groups-to-discourse/58883)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [2. Januar 2026 um 21:36 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-from-facebook-groups-to-discourse/58883 "2026-01-02T21:36:48Z")
Originally published at: Moving from Facebook Groups to Discourse The following is a guest post by Martin Eriksson @meriksson On January 4th 2017, the news aggregation site cor.ax completed its migration from private… --- ## [Discourse API Documentation Released!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-api-documentation-released/58512)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [8. März 2017 um 20:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-api-documentation-released/58512 "2017-03-08T20:41:01Z")
Originally published at: Discourse API Documentation Released! Today we would like to announce our much anticipated Official API Docs! You can find them at: http://docs.discourse.org Today, more than ever, an applica… --- ## [Summer of Code 2017](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summer-of-code-2017/58126)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [28. Februar 2017 um 21:08 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summer-of-code-2017/58126 "2017-02-28T21:08:31Z")
Originally published at: Summer of Code 2017 This summer, Discourse will be participating in three different “summer of code” projects! Google Summer of Code 2017 First of all, we’re happy to announce that we’ve been… --- ## [The Discourse Encouragement Fund](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-discourse-encouragement-fund/57504)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [17. Februar 2017 um 09:48 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-discourse-encouragement-fund/57504 "2017-02-17T09:48:24Z")
Originally published at: The Discourse Encouragement Fund For almost a year now, we’ve been doing something that’s considered quite risky for an open source project: Paying contributors. Communities like ours are fun… --- ## [Discourse's Fourth Birthday](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourses-fourth-birthday/57007)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [8. November 2017 um 04:43 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourses-fourth-birthday/57007 "2017-11-08T04:43:33Z")
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 … --- ## [Discourse for Private Communities](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-private-communities/56480)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [29. Januar 2017 um 16:51 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-private-communities/56480 "2017-01-29T16:51:30Z")
Originally published at: Discourse for Private Communities There are many reasons why a community might be private: Paid memberships; a company intranet; a sensitive subject matter; beta testers; a grassroots movemen… --- ## [Discourse 1.7 Released!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-1-7-released/55295)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [14. Januar 2017 um 00:17 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-1-7-released/55295 "2017-01-14T00:17:03Z")
Originally published at: Discourse 1.7 released! Today, after four months of work, we’re proud to release Discourse 1.7. Discourse 1.2 – Feb 2015 Discourse 1.3 – June 2015 Discourse 1.4 – September 2015 Discourse 1.5… --- ## [Discourse Neue Benutzer Tipps und Tricks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-new-user-tips-and-tricks/54341)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [12. Mai 2026 um 08:21 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-new-user-tips-and-tricks/54341 "2026-05-12T08:21:08Z")
Originally published at: Discourse New User Tips and Tricks If you’re new to Discourse, here are a few quick tips and tricks to get you started: Reading Selecting a title from the topic list will always take you to y… --- ## [Discourse for Maker Communities](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-maker-communities/52392)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [17. Dezember 2020 um 17:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-maker-communities/52392 "2020-12-17T17:19:40Z")
Originally published at: Discourse for Maker Communities There is a thing called the “maker movement” and, well, it’s awesome. People are setting up shop in their basements, backyards or dedicated makerspaces to crea… --- ## [Official Slack integration for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/official-slack-integration-for-discourse/51664)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [18. Oktober 2016 um 00:22 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/official-slack-integration-for-discourse/51664 "2016-10-18T00:22:16Z")
Originally published at: Official Slack integration for Discourse Today we’re making Slack chat a first class integration, available on all hosting plans. Over time we’ve noticed that a whole lot of our customers use… --- ## [Announcing v1.0 of WP Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/announcing-v1-0-of-wp-discourse/51337)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [24. November 2016 um 12:42 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/announcing-v1-0-of-wp-discourse/51337 "2016-11-24T12:42:03Z")
Originally published at: Announcing v1.0 of WP Discourse We are pleased to announce the v1.0 release of WP Discourse, our official WordPress plugin. A huge thanks goes out to Simon Cossar who spearheaded this push to… --- ## [Discourse for Online Education Communities](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-online-education-communities/48828)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [13. Oktober 2016 um 09:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-online-education-communities/48828 "2016-10-13T09:34:37Z")
Originally published at: Discourse for Online Education Communities Just like our survey for game communities back in May, we once more sent out a survey to a mix of customers and self-supported Discourse communities… --- ## [Discourse 1.6 Released!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-1-6-released/48268)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [11. August 2016 um 06:25 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-1-6-released/48268 "2016-08-11T06:25:43Z")
Originally published at: Discourse 1.6 Released! We’re thrilled to announce that today marks the release of Discourse 1.6! Discourse 1.2 – Feb 2015 Discourse 1.3 – June 2015 Discourse 1.4 – September 2015 Discourse 1… --- ## [Reply-by-email enabled for all Discourse customers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-by-email-enabled-for-all-discourse-customers/47010)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [23. August 2016 um 03:29 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-by-email-enabled-for-all-discourse-customers/47010 "2016-08-23T03:29:22Z")
After a few weeks of testing, we are now introducing reply-by-email to all our hosted customers. Every email notification your users receive from now on will include the notice “reply to this email to respond” in the foo… --- ## [Discourse for Game Communities](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-game-communities/44804)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [4. Juli 2016 um 12:01 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-game-communities/44804 "2016-07-04T12:01:19Z")
Originally published at: Discourse for Game Communities About a week ago we sent out a brief survey to the game-maker segment of our customer base, looking for some insights on how they make the most out of Discourse… --- ## [Using Discourse as a community-powered wiki](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-community-powered-wiki/43599)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [8. August 2016 um 23:02 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-community-powered-wiki/43599 "2016-08-08T23:02:54Z")
The following is a guest post by Sam Nazarko, CEO and founder of OSMC.tv Are you using Discourse in a novel way? If you’re interested in writing a guest post like this one, please get in touch. In 2014, I started working… --- ## [Beginner's Guide to Creating Discourse Plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-creating-discourse-plugins/42577)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [14. April 2016 um 21:55 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-creating-discourse-plugins/42577 "2016-04-14T21:55:42Z")
Originally published at: Beginner’s Guide to Creating Discourse Plugins Part of our important work with Rails Girls in 2014 and 2015 was not just to mentor and encourage new developers, but also evolve Discourse into… --- ## [Discourse 1.5 Released!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-1-5-released/41908)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [11. April 2016 um 10:57 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-1-5-released/41908 "2016-04-11T10:57:16Z")
We’re proud to announce that today marks the release of Discourse 1.5! This was a huge release that took almost 7 months: Discourse 1.2 – Feb 2015 Discourse 1.3 – June 2015 Discourse 1.4 – September 2015 5× Faster Topic … --- ## [Switching Your Discourse from Mandrill to Mailgun](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switching-your-discourse-from-mandrill-to-mailgun/41680)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [26. Dezember 2016 um 01:49 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switching-your-discourse-from-mandrill-to-mailgun/41680 "2016-12-26T01:49:56Z")
Discourse requires email to function, so we’ve always had a symbiotic relationship with third party email providers. In the past we’ve recommended Mandrill, we use it ourselves for some of our sites, and we’ve had nothin… --- ## [The ideal GSoC applicant](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-ideal-gsoc-applicant/40891)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [24. März 2016 um 14:55 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-ideal-gsoc-applicant/40891 "2016-03-24T14:55:53Z")
Originally published at: The ideal GSoC applicant This is our first year participating in Google Summer of Code. In short, if you’re a student with some Rails & Ember skills, you should check out our GSoC profile and… --- ## [Free Discourse forum hosting for community-friendly GitHub projects](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-discourse-forum-hosting-for-community-friendly-github-projects/40594)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [5. November 2018 um 11:55 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-discourse-forum-hosting-for-community-friendly-github-projects/40594 "2018-11-05T11:55:12Z")
Originally published at: Free Discourse forum hosting for community-friendly GitHub projects NOTE: This announcement has should be considered deprecated and out of date, as it has been superseded by “Free Hosting for… --- ## [Discourse's Third Birthday](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourses-third-birthday/39106)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [8. März 2016 um 22:43 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourses-third-birthday/39106 "2016-03-08T22:43:00Z")
As of today, it’s been three years since we launched Discourse as a public project. How time flies when you’re having fun! As birthday present, I’m pleased to announce that as of this morning – literally, this morning – … --- ## [A year in Discourse - Recap of 2015](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-year-in-discourse-recap-of-2015/38619)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [28. Januar 2016 um 23:39 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-year-in-discourse-recap-of-2015/38619 "2016-01-28T23:39:35Z")
Discourse is a large open source project buzzing with activity, so a lot of cool things happen over the course of a year. Let’s look back at 2015 and pick out some highlights. Our Most Popular Topic of 2015 The most view… --- ## [How Coinbase Uses Discourse to Educate Customers and Improve SEO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-coinbase-uses-discourse-to-educate-customers-and-improve-seo/37863)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [18. Januar 2016 um 06:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-coinbase-uses-discourse-to-educate-customers-and-improve-seo/37863 "2016-01-18T06:34:47Z")
As part of our ongoing series of interviews with customers, our latest is with John Mardlin who helps traders, devs and humans use bitcoin at Coinbase — partly through their Discourse-powered community.coinbase.com. What… --- ## [Emoji und Diskurs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-and-discourse/37292)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [16. Februar 2021 um 23:02 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-and-discourse/37292 "2021-02-16T23:02:55Z")
Originally published at: Emoji and Discourse We’ve always had a strong relationship with Emoji. From the earliest days of Discourse, you could add Emoji to your posts by by typing : and using our handy Emoji autocomp… --- ## [Discourse selected for Mozilla Open Source Support program](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-selected-for-mozilla-open-source-support-program/36535)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [17. Dezember 2015 um 07:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-selected-for-mozilla-open-source-support-program/36535 "2015-12-17T07:19:23Z")
In late October Mozilla announced something called the Mozilla Open Source Support Program. Their selection criteria seemed favourable towards Discourse, so we decided to take a shot at it. I am reminded regularly of h… --- ## [Discourse Team Grows by 50%](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-team-grows-by-50/36259)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [3. Dezember 2015 um 09:04 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-team-grows-by-50/36259 "2015-12-03T09:04:07Z")
The Discourse team has grown slowly: Jeff, Robin, Sam, Neil launch team (Feb 2013) Régis joins (Sep 2013) Arpit joins (May 2015) Look at any successful open source project, and you’ll see that it takes a while. And we’re… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/news-and-events/blog/13.md?page=5) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/news-and-events/blog/13.md?page=7)