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The simple installation process doesn’t have this step. I manually interrupted it, edited app.yml, and then built it.
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\nIs there a way to override the original form, use the advanced form only, or default to the advanced form?
\n(we use the ESR versions of discourse, that’s why we only see this issue now, and it’s blocking us in the upgrade process)
\nThanks in advance!
","post_number":5,"post_type":1,"posts_count":3,"updated_at":"2026-09-29T07:19:42.906Z","reply_count":0,"reply_to_post_number":null,"quote_count":0,"incoming_link_count":0,"reads":2,"readers_count":1,"score":0.4,"yours":false,"topic_id":404041,"topic_slug":"its-easier-than-ever-to-create-events-in-discourse","topic_title":"It's easier than ever to create events in Discourse!","topic_html_title":"It’s easier than ever to create events in Discourse!","category_id":67,"display_username":"Manuel Tancoigne","primary_group_name":null,"flair_name":null,"flair_url":null,"flair_bg_color":null,"flair_color":null,"flair_group_id":null,"badges_granted":[],"version":1,"can_edit":false,"can_delete":false,"can_recover":false,"can_see_hidden_post":false,"can_wiki":false,"user_title":"","bookmarked":false,"raw":"Before this update, there was a plugin outlet to override the form, and we used this in our plugin to display a more complex form with selectors for external data sources instead of simple custom fields. This plugin outlet now corresponds to the \"advanced\" form.\n\nIs there a way to override the original form, use the advanced form only, or default to the advanced form?\n\n(we use the ESR versions of discourse, that's why we only see this issue now, and it's blocking us in the upgrade process)\n\nThanks in advance!","actions_summary":[],"moderator":false,"admin":false,"staff":false,"user_id":168649,"hidden":false,"trust_level":2,"deleted_at":null,"user_deleted":false,"edit_reason":null,"can_view_edit_history":true,"wiki":false,"excerpt":"Before this update, there was a plugin outlet to override the form, and we used this in our plugin to display a more complex form with selectors for external data sources instead of simple custom fields. This plugin outlet now corresponds to the “advanced” form. \nIs there a way to override the origi…","truncated":true,"post_url":"/t/its-easier-than-ever-to-create-events-in-discourse/404041/5","locale":"en","is_localized":false,"language":"en","customer_flair_customer":null,"event":null,"reactions":[],"current_user_reaction":null,"reaction_users_count":0,"current_user_used_main_reaction":false,"can_accept_answer":false,"can_unaccept_answer":false,"accepted_answer":false,"topic_accepted_answer":null},{"id":2044914,"name":"Natalie T","username":"nat","avatar_template":"/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nat/{size}/235063_2.png","created_at":"2026-09-29T06:35:47.824Z","cooked":"Thanks for letting us know - FIX: Improve last-visit separator contrast in dark mode - Pull Request #44177 - discourse/discourse - GitHub
\n","post_number":2,"post_type":1,"posts_count":2,"updated_at":"2026-09-29T06:36:00.160Z","reply_count":0,"reply_to_post_number":null,"quote_count":0,"incoming_link_count":1,"reads":3,"readers_count":2,"score":5.6,"yours":false,"topic_id":413508,"topic_slug":"in-dark-mode-the-red-line-for-last-visit-is-almost-invisible","topic_title":"In dark mode the red line for \"last visit\" is almost invisible","topic_html_title":"In dark mode the red line for “last visit” is almost invisible","category_id":9,"display_username":"Natalie T","primary_group_name":"team","flair_name":"team","flair_url":"https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/e/b/ebee30bd98aef20357e4a177a5a1e45b877ce088.svg","flair_bg_color":"","flair_color":"111","flair_group_id":47,"badges_granted":[],"version":1,"can_edit":false,"can_delete":false,"can_recover":false,"can_see_hidden_post":false,"can_wiki":false,"user_title":"team","title_is_group":true,"bookmarked":false,"raw":"Thanks for letting us know - https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/44177\n\n| dark | light |\n|---|---|\n|  |  |","actions_summary":[],"moderator":false,"admin":true,"staff":true,"user_id":104279,"hidden":false,"trust_level":3,"deleted_at":null,"user_deleted":false,"edit_reason":null,"can_view_edit_history":true,"wiki":false,"excerpt":"Thanks for letting us know - FIX: Improve last-visit separator contrast in dark mode - Pull Request #44177 - discourse/discourse - GitHub \n\n\n\n\ndark\nlight\n\n\n\n\n[last-visit-mobile-dark]\n[last-visit-mobile-light]","truncated":true,"post_url":"/t/in-dark-mode-the-red-line-for-last-visit-is-almost-invisible/413508/2","locale":"en","is_localized":false,"language":"en","customer_flair_customer":null,"event":null,"reactions":[],"current_user_reaction":null,"reaction_users_count":0,"current_user_used_main_reaction":false,"can_accept_answer":false,"can_unaccept_answer":false,"accepted_answer":false,"topic_accepted_answer":null},{"id":2044908,"name":"Nate Dhaliwal","username":"NateDhaliwal","avatar_template":"/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/{size}/313494_2.png","created_at":"2026-09-29T06:05:09.113Z","cooked":"This brings up the interesting point of why isn’t there a public-facing endpoint to get a user by id that shows only public fields, if login_required is not selected. It would be useful, no? I wonder why it was not made. Or maybe only logged in users could get such a privilege, but either way, there should be some way to access it without the use of the admin endpoint…
\n@burke A more onerous workaround would be to look at /groups/trust_level_0/members.json (or any more specific group) and find the user by their id, since that also contains the username.
A roundup of the last 24 hours on Meta - from invisible red lines to stereo mic quirks, there was plenty to discuss.
\nIn the last 24 hours, the community generated 34 new posts across 17 new topics, collecting 29 likes along the way. The most active contributors (by posts and likes) were:
\n| User | \nPosts | \nLikes | \n
|---|---|---|
| Ed_S | \n2 | \n5 | \n
| Lilly | \n1 | \n3 | \n
| Nat | \n1 | \n3 | \n
| MDNJ | \n3 | \n2 | \n
| NateDhaliwal | \n3 | \n2 | \n
| Nathank | \n2 | \n2 | \n
| SkyeDragon | \n2 | \n2 | \n
| Chrisr | \n1 | \n2 | \n
| RGJ | \n1 | \n2 | \n
| Burke | \n4 | \n1 | \n
These numbers reflect only the threads captured in this digest, so the full picture may be even livelier.
\nNateDhaliwal noticed that status.discourse.org still listed the legacy “Starter” plan instead of “Free”. RGJ pointed out that legacy plans can still exist, and Nat confirmed the status page has been updated to include “Free” alongside “Starter”.
\nTwo read-only mode alarms rang: Kesa_Sayed reported their site stuck in read-only mode with a 500 error when trying to disable it, and Heather_Phillips asked why her site suddenly became read-only. Chrisr explained it was scheduled maintenance, and Tgxworld confirmed the same, apologising for the inconvenience.
\nBurke asked whether user_badge webhook payloads could include username alongside user_id to avoid an extra admin-only API call (read more). Putty suggested routing through Discourse Workflows, while Itsbhanusharma argued it’s just one API call away; Burke pushed back in this reply with a least-privilege argument.
Welsh_Selkie hit a frustrating snag with the Custom Wizard plugin: dropdowns that pull options from user fields only display a single option, not the full list (read more). The thread includes detailed screenshots and a list of troubleshooting steps already tried.
\nIn the ongoing “Git hang” saga, Agemo posted a follow-up linking to a new, more detailed thread about their self-hosted instance.
\nThe long-running “sudo mode” for admins discussion continued: Nathank expressed a desire for a low-friction way to experience the site as a regular user while retaining admin powers (read more). NateDhaliwal suggested an impersonation-style banner with a countdown and exit button, and Jonathan5 wanted the ability to select trust levels and groups.
\nEthsim2 shared a thorough update on the PR for creating individual event topics for recurring events (read more). They discussed using an after_code hook to backport the upstream patch, but still favour merging the successor behaviour directly into the bundled Events plugin.
MDNJ provided feedback on the Horizon theme with the Topic Thumbnails component, noting that the post excerpt disappears and the full-width mobile image can be visually ambiguous (read more). Satonotdead acknowledged the notes and promised to look into them.
\nSkyeDragon gave detailed feedback on the new Discord-style voice and video rooms (voice), specifically that stereo mics are not downmixed to mono, which can leave listeners with audio in only one ear (read more). Falco noted that downmixing depends on the audio quality setting and suggested trying a lower bitrate.
\nMDNJ reported that the new email code signup feature fails when an invite code is set - the email is never sent, with no error message (read more). Despite that, they praised the signup method as more secure than generic passwords.
\n![\"last-visit-mobile-dark\"](\"https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/8/d/1/8d190383ed89c4fdec4e2dee42525fa06b33ce9f.png\")
![\"last-visit-mobile-light\"](\"https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/2/f/a/2fa5a9d494bbd37449d8294b8d4730f211e80684.png\")
CurrentUserSerializer#has_new_upcoming_changes (read more). The error appears related to timezone parsing of an invalid value.From invisible red lines to stereo mic mishaps, it was a day of keen observations and helpful fixes. May your forums stay out of read-only mode and your red lines always be visible!
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The most active contributors (by posts and likes) were:\n\n| User | Posts | Likes |\n|------|-------|-------|\n| Ed_S | 2 | 5 |\n| Lilly | 1 | 3 |\n| Nat | 1 | 3 |\n| MDNJ | 3 | 2 |\n| NateDhaliwal | 3 | 2 |\n| Nathank | 2 | 2 |\n| SkyeDragon | 2 | 2 |\n| Chrisr | 1 | 2 |\n| RGJ | 1 | 2 |\n| Burke | 4 | 1 |\n\nThese numbers reflect only the threads captured in this digest, so the full picture may be even livelier.\n\n## Interesting Topics\n\n### #UX\n\n- Ed_S spotted that the **red \"last visit\" line** is nearly invisible in dark mode on an iPhone, making it hard to find new content ([read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-dark-mode-the-red-line-for-last-visit-is-almost-invisible/413508/1?silent=true)). In a [related thread](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-dont-see-the-red-line-for-last-visit-has-it-been-removed/409097/5?silent=true), they theorised that the line may vanish entirely when there are no new posts and the marker moves to the top of the list - a rare but real edge case.\n\n### #Support\n\n- NateDhaliwal noticed that [status.discourse.org](https://meta.discourse.org/t/status-discourse-org-still-says-starter-and-not-free/413458/1?silent=true) still listed the legacy \"Starter\" plan instead of \"Free\". RGJ pointed out that legacy plans can still exist, and Nat [confirmed the status page has been updated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/status-discourse-org-still-says-starter-and-not-free/413458/3?silent=true) to include \"Free\" alongside \"Starter\".\n\n- Two read-only mode alarms rang: Kesa_Sayed [reported their site stuck in read-only mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-stuck-in-read-only-mode/413454/1?silent=true) with a 500 error when trying to disable it, and Heather_Phillips [asked why her site suddenly became read-only](https://meta.discourse.org/t/urgent-read-only-mode/413517/1?silent=true). Chrisr [explained](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-stuck-in-read-only-mode/413454/2?silent=true) it was scheduled maintenance, and Tgxworld [confirmed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/urgent-read-only-mode/413517/3?silent=true) the same, apologising for the inconvenience.\n\n- Burke asked whether **user_badge webhook payloads** could include `username` alongside `user_id` to avoid an extra admin-only API call ([read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-usernames-be-included-in-user-badge-webhook-payload/413448/1?silent=true)). Putty suggested routing through [Discourse Workflows](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-workflows/407100?silent=true), while Itsbhanusharma argued it's just one API call away; Burke pushed back in [this reply](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-usernames-be-included-in-user-badge-webhook-payload/413448/7?silent=true) with a least-privilege argument.\n\n- Welsh_Selkie hit a frustrating snag with the **Custom Wizard** plugin: dropdowns that pull options from user fields only display a single option, not the full list ([read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-wizard-dropdown-using-user-field-options-only-shows-one-option/413482/1?silent=true)). The thread includes detailed screenshots and a list of troubleshooting steps already tried.\n\n- In the ongoing \"Git hang\" saga, Agemo [posted a follow-up](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-for-logged-in-users-and-git-hang/411513/36?silent=true) linking to a new, more detailed thread about their self-hosted instance.\n\n### #Feature\n\n- The long-running **\"sudo mode\" for admins** discussion continued: Nathank expressed a desire for a low-friction way to experience the site as a regular user while retaining admin powers ([read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regular-mode-for-admins-and-moderators-e-g-something-like-sudo/211617/47?silent=true)). NateDhaliwal suggested an impersonation-style banner with a countdown and exit button, and Jonathan5 wanted the ability to select trust levels and groups.\n\n- Ethsim2 shared a thorough update on the PR for **creating individual event topics for recurring events** ([read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-individual-event-topics-for-recurring-events/370600/25?silent=true)). They discussed using an `after_code` hook to backport the upstream patch, but still favour merging the successor behaviour directly into the bundled Events plugin.\n\n- MDNJ provided feedback on the **Horizon theme** with the Topic Thumbnails component, noting that the post excerpt disappears and the full-width mobile image can be visually ambiguous ([read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/horizon-theme-and-topic-thumbnails-component/386764/16?silent=true)). Satonotdead acknowledged the notes and promised to look into them.\n\n### #Theme component\n\n- Lilly confirmed that the **Twitter Native Embed** component works as expected on her site ([read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/twitter-native-embed/261792/121?silent=true)). Meanwhile, Terraboss has released an [experimental fork](https://github.com/terraboss/discourse-x-native-embed) that fixes several issues, including removing the duplicate link above tweets, improving dark mode, and handling bare X links.\n\n### #Announcements\n\n- SkyeDragon gave detailed feedback on the new **Discord-style voice and video rooms** (#voice), specifically that stereo mics are not downmixed to mono, which can leave listeners with audio in only one ear ([read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voice-discord-style-voice-and-video-rooms-now-bundled-with-discourse/411337/71?silent=true)). Falco noted that downmixing depends on the audio quality setting and suggested trying a lower bitrate.\n\n- MDNJ reported that the new **email code signup** feature fails when an invite code is set - the email is never sent, with no error message ([read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easier-account-signup-using-email-codes/407068/59?silent=true)). Despite that, they praised the signup method as more secure than generic passwords.\n\n### #Plugin\n\n- MDNJ also raised a formatting inconsistency in the **Discourse Events** plugin, where date/time notation mixes 12-hour and 24-hour clocks and the day/month order varies between cards, popups, and excerpts ([read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-events/97376/638?silent=true)). Changing the \"display local time\" setting made no difference.\n\n### #Self-hosting\n\n- Agemo detailed a new **\"Git hang\" / \"Oops error\"** issue affecting admin and staff accounts, complete with a full backtrace pointing to `CurrentUserSerializer#has_new_upcoming_changes` ([read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-git-hang-and-the-admin-mod-user-accs-oops-error-page-error/413475/1?silent=true)). The error appears related to timezone parsing of an invalid value.\n\n### #Development\n\n- Nathank flagged a broken **upcoming-events block** in the demo theme, noting that it works on meta.discourse.org but broke in the demo after a core change ([read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/skills-for-authoring-themes-and-blocks/401629/24?silent=true)). He pinged Manuel for guidance.\n\n## Activity by the Team Group\n\n- Nat responded to a status page report by updating it to include the \"Free\" plan alongside the legacy \"Starter\" ([post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/status-discourse-org-still-says-starter-and-not-free/413458/3?silent=true)).\n- Chrisr reassured a concerned site admin that scheduled maintenance was underway and pointed to [status.discourse.org](https://status.discourse.org) for updates ([post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-stuck-in-read-only-mode/413454/2?silent=true)).\n- NateDhaliwal linked to a maintenance notice to explain a read-only state ([post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/urgent-read-only-mode/413517/2?silent=true)) and also contributed to the \"sudo mode\" feature discussion ([post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regular-mode-for-admins-and-moderators-e-g-something-like-sudo/211617/48?silent=true)).\n- Tgxworld confirmed that the sudden read-only mode was actually planned maintenance and apologised for the inconvenience ([post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/urgent-read-only-mode/413517/3?silent=true)).\n- Burke started a detailed discussion on webhook payloads, pushing back on suggestions to use an admin key due to least-privilege concerns ([post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-usernames-be-included-in-user-badge-webhook-payload/413448/1?silent=true), [follow-up](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-usernames-be-included-in-user-badge-webhook-payload/413448/7?silent=true)).\n- Nathank shared his view on a low-friction admin \"regular mode\" ([post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regular-mode-for-admins-and-moderators-e-g-something-like-sudo/211617/47?silent=true)) and later requested a fix for the broken upcoming-events block in the demo theme ([post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/skills-for-authoring-themes-and-blocks/401629/24?silent=true)).\n- Lilly verified that the Twitter embed component works as expected, providing a screenshot for reference ([post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/twitter-native-embed/261792/121?silent=true)).\n- Falco offered a workaround for the voice room stereo-mic issue, suggesting a lower audio quality setting ([post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voice-discord-style-voice-and-video-rooms-now-bundled-with-discourse/411337/72?silent=true)).\n\n---\n\nFrom invisible red lines to stereo mic mishaps, it was a day of keen observations and helpful fixes. **May your forums stay out of read-only mode and your red lines always be visible!**","actions_summary":[],"moderator":true,"admin":true,"staff":true,"user_id":-1,"hidden":false,"trust_level":4,"deleted_at":null,"user_deleted":false,"edit_reason":null,"can_view_edit_history":true,"wiki":false,"excerpt":"Today on meta.discourse.org…\nA roundup of the last 24 hours on Meta - from invisible red lines to stereo mic quirks, there was plenty to discuss. \nKey Stats\nIn the last 24 hours, the community generated 34 new posts across 17 new topics, collecting 29 likes along the way. 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\nwith the result that the red line is at the top of the list so has nowhere to go
\nit’d be rare to hit this circumstance.
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\nTop users by posts and likes received:
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|---|---|---|
| Sam | \n1 | \n8 | \n
| Raucao | \n1 | \n7 | \n
| Nathank | \n4 | \n5 | \n
| Lilly | \n1 | \n3 | \n
| MDNJ | \n3 | \n2 | \n
| Chrisr | \n1 | \n2 | \n
| Nat | \n1 | \n2 | \n
| RGJ | \n1 | \n2 | \n
| Takiro | \n1 | \n2 | \n
| Burke | \n3 | \n1 | \n
Takiro asked whether custom user fields with “show on signup” could be surfaced on the new email-code sign-up flow, while Jonathan5 shared that fields do appear — as long as users aren’t prevented from changing their username. MDNJ then reported that the email-code flow fails silently when an invite code is set, forcing their site to remain invite-only, though they still praised the method as “more secure than having users set a generic password.” read more
\nSkyeDragon tested the bundled Discord-style Voice rooms over the weekend and discovered a quirk: unlike Mumble, Discord, Jitsi, and most web conferencing tools, Discourse currently transmits full stereo mics — so a mono-only mic leaves listeners hearing the speaker in just one ear. They recommended defaulting to mono downmixing with an optional “wide-field stereo” setting for users who genuinely want it. read more
\nThe long-running request for a “regular mode” for admins and moderators picked up steam: Nathank described wanting a low-friction way to “experience what my users experience most of the time” while still being able to dip into admin superpowers. NateDhaliwal suggested temporarily revoking and re-granting admin status, while Jonathan5 pitched letting admins select trust levels and groups to preview. read more
\nNathank also asked for progress on creating individual event topics for recurring events. Ethsim2 confirmed that PR #43187 has stalled, and shared a preference for merging the successor-topic functionality into the bundled Events plugin — or, failing that, exposing a supported hook around recurring-event rollover — citing a similar past experience with an after_code patch that didn’t survive a fast-moving core. read more
MDNJ filed detailed feedback on the Horizon theme and Topic Thumbnails component, noting that the post excerpt disappears once the component is enabled and that the full-width mobile image is visually ambiguous. Satonotdead thanked them and said the suggestions would be taken into consideration. read more
\nRaucao released a brand-new Hledger plugin that renders plain-text accounting journals as a live dashboard inside a topic’s first post, with accounts, balance sheet, P&L, equity, and journal reports generated on demand. Account segments written as @username become Discourse mention links, and untrusted journals are run in a heavily sandboxed subprocess with timeouts and memory limits. read more
Over in Discourse Events, MDNJ reported inconsistent date/time formatting: day/month order and 12H/24H notation vary between post excerpts, event cards, and popups, and the “display local time” setting appears to make no difference. read more
\n![\"image\"](\"https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/e/1/e/e1ee5a861804d32817cc0a565e85d72683c93f0f.jpeg\")
ActionView::Template::Error (no implicit conversion of Array into String) in CurrentUserSerializer#has_new_upcoming_changes; the issue has persisted since the 22nd despite multiple rebuilds, continuing the saga from the original Git hang thread. read moreNateDhaliwal spotted that status.discourse.org still lists “Starter” instead of “Free”. RGJ noted that legacy customers may still exist on Starter plans, and Nat (Natalie T) confirmed the status page has been updated to include Free. read more
\nKesa_Sayed reported that their Discourse-hosted forum was stuck in read-only mode with a 500 error when trying to disable it. Chrisr replied that Discourse was in scheduled maintenance, with the site expected to return to read/write mode within 30 minutes. read more
\nBurke asked whether user_badge webhook payloads could include usernames, since resolving user IDs currently seems to require admin-level API calls. Putty suggested routing the data through Discourse Workflows into n8n, while Itsbhanusharma argued it is “just one API call away” — though they have yet to name a non-admin endpoint. read more
\nWelsh_Selkie documented a puzzling Custom Wizard bug where dropdowns using “user field options” only show the first option, despite 4–19 options configured in each user field. Hard refreshes, re-saved mappings, and console checks have not surfaced a cause, and the Prefill mapper appears to be missing a “user field” input type. read more
\ndata-onebox-src attribute, and adds dark mode, less layout jumping, and embedding of bare X links — built with a little help from Claude. Lilly, however, pushed back with a screenshot showing the original component working fine on her site. read moreSam (Sam Saffron) shared his predictions on the diffusion of local AI in the LLM-generated tagging discussion, arguing that open-weight models have narrowed the frontier gap from 12 months to 3–6 months — earning 8 likes.
\nNat (Natalie T) confirmed the status.discourse.org update, noting that while legacy Starter customers may remain, the Free plan is now listed on the status page.
\nChrisr assisted a site owner whose forum was stuck in read-only mode, explaining that scheduled maintenance was underway and pointing them to the status page for updates.
\nLilly shared a screenshot showing the Twitter Native Embed component working as expected on her site, offering a friendly counterpoint to reports that it was crashing in safe mode.
\nWhether you’re balancing the books in hledger or just trying to hear both ears of your voice call, there was never a dull moment — see you tomorrow, and keep your channels balanced!
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The most-liked contributions were Sam’s [take on open-weight AI models](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/412871/60?silent=true) (8 likes) and Raucao’s [Hledger plugin announcement](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413437/1?silent=true) (7 likes).\n\nTop users by posts and likes received:\n\n| User | Posts | Likes |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Sam | 1 | 8 |\n| Raucao | 1 | 7 |\n| Nathank | 4 | 5 |\n| Lilly | 1 | 3 |\n| MDNJ | 3 | 2 |\n| Chrisr | 1 | 2 |\n| Nat | 1 | 2 |\n| RGJ | 1 | 2 |\n| Takiro | 1 | 2 |\n| Burke | 3 | 1 |\n\n## Interesting Topics\n\n### #Announcements\n\n- Takiro asked whether [custom user fields with \"show on signup\" could be surfaced on the new email-code sign-up flow](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407068/57?silent=true), while Jonathan5 shared that fields do appear — as long as users aren't prevented from changing their username. MDNJ then reported that the [email-code flow fails silently when an invite code is set](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407068/59?silent=true), forcing their site to remain invite-only, though they still praised the method as \"more secure than having users set a generic password.\" [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407068/57?silent=true)\n\n- SkyeDragon tested the bundled [Discord-style Voice rooms](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411337/71?silent=true) over the weekend and discovered a quirk: unlike Mumble, Discord, Jitsi, and most web conferencing tools, Discourse currently transmits **full stereo mics** — so a mono-only mic leaves listeners hearing the speaker in just one ear. They recommended defaulting to mono downmixing with an optional \"wide-field stereo\" setting for users who genuinely want it. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411337/71?silent=true)\n\n### #Development\n\n- Nathank noticed that the [upcoming-events block in the blocks demo theme appears to have broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/401629/24?silent=true), likely due to a core change, even though the same block still works on meta.discourse.org itself — and asked for an easy fix to get the demo theme working again. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/401629/24?silent=true)\n\n### #Feature\n\n- The long-running [request for a \"regular mode\" for admins and moderators](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/211617/45?silent=true) picked up steam: Nathank described wanting a low-friction way to \"experience what my users experience most of the time\" while still being able to dip into admin superpowers. NateDhaliwal suggested temporarily revoking and re-granting admin status, while Jonathan5 pitched [letting admins select trust levels and groups to preview](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/211617/49?silent=true). [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/211617/47?silent=true)\n\n- Nathank also asked for [progress on creating individual event topics for recurring events](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/370600/24?silent=true). Ethsim2 confirmed that [PR #43187](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/43187) has stalled, and shared a preference for merging the successor-topic functionality into the bundled Events plugin — or, failing that, exposing a supported hook around recurring-event rollover — citing a [similar past experience](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411689/15?silent=true) with an `after_code` patch that didn't survive a fast-moving core. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/370600/25?silent=true)\n\n- MDNJ filed detailed feedback on the [Horizon theme and Topic Thumbnails component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/386764/16?silent=true), noting that the post excerpt disappears once the component is enabled and that the full-width mobile image is visually ambiguous. Satonotdead thanked them and said the suggestions would be taken into consideration. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/386764/17?silent=true)\n\n### #Plugin\n\n- Raucao released a brand-new [Hledger plugin that renders plain-text accounting journals as a live dashboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413437/1?silent=true) inside a topic's first post, with accounts, balance sheet, P&L, equity, and journal reports generated on demand. Account segments written as `@username` become Discourse mention links, and untrusted journals are run in a heavily sandboxed subprocess with timeouts and memory limits. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413437/1?silent=true)\n\n- Over in [Discourse Events](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/97376/638?silent=true), MDNJ reported inconsistent date/time formatting: day/month order and 12H/24H notation vary between post excerpts, event cards, and popups, and the \"display local time\" setting appears to make no difference. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/97376/638?silent=true)\n\n### #Self-hosting\n\n- Agemo opened a [new topic on \"The Git Hang\" and an Admin/Mod \"Oops\" error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413475/1?silent=true) after recreating a login error that affects staff accounts. The backtrace points to `ActionView::Template::Error (no implicit conversion of Array into String)` in `CurrentUserSerializer#has_new_upcoming_changes`; the issue has persisted since the 22nd despite multiple rebuilds, continuing the saga from the [original Git hang thread](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411513/36?silent=true). [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413475/1?silent=true)\n\n### #Site feedback\n\n- In the debate over [requiring LLM-generated themes and plugins to be tagged](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/412871/60?silent=true), Sam argued that open-weight models are closing the gap with frontier models \"quickly\" — from a 12-month lag down to 3–6 months — and predicted that local, self-hosted AI will become far more common, \"just like we do at Discourse.\" [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/412871/60?silent=true)\n\n### #Support\n\n- NateDhaliwal spotted that [status.discourse.org still lists \"Starter\" instead of \"Free\"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413458/1?silent=true). RGJ noted that legacy customers may still exist on Starter plans, and Nat (Natalie T) confirmed the [status page has been updated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413458/3?silent=true) to include Free. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413458/3?silent=true)\n\n- Kesa_Sayed reported that their Discourse-hosted forum was [stuck in read-only mode with a 500 error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413454/1?silent=true) when trying to disable it. Chrisr replied that Discourse was in [scheduled maintenance](https://status.discourse.org), with the site expected to return to read/write mode within 30 minutes. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413454/2?silent=true)\n\n- Burke asked whether [user_badge webhook payloads could include usernames](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413448/1?silent=true), since resolving user IDs currently seems to require admin-level API calls. Putty suggested routing the data through [Discourse Workflows](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-workflows/407100?silent=true) into n8n, while Itsbhanusharma argued it is \"just one API call away\" — though they have yet to name a non-admin endpoint. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413448/6?silent=true)\n\n- Welsh_Selkie documented a puzzling [Custom Wizard bug where dropdowns using \"user field options\" only show the first option](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413482/1?silent=true), despite 4–19 options configured in each user field. Hard refreshes, re-saved mappings, and console checks have not surfaced a cause, and the Prefill mapper appears to be missing a \"user field\" input type. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413482/1?silent=true)\n\n### #Theme component\n\n- Terraboss shared a [fork of the Twitter Native Embed component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/261792/120?silent=true) that fixes a safe-mode crash caused by an unguarded null on a missing `data-onebox-src` attribute, and adds dark mode, less layout jumping, and embedding of bare X links — built with a little help from Claude. Lilly, however, pushed back with a screenshot showing the [original component working fine](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/261792/121?silent=true) on her site. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/261792/122?silent=true)\n\n## Activity by the Team Group\n\n- Sam (Sam Saffron) [shared his predictions on the diffusion of local AI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/412871/60?silent=true) in the LLM-generated tagging discussion, arguing that open-weight models have narrowed the frontier gap from 12 months to 3–6 months — earning 8 likes.\n\n- Nat (Natalie T) [confirmed the status.discourse.org update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413458/3?silent=true), noting that while legacy Starter customers may remain, the Free plan is now listed on the status page.\n\n- Chrisr [assisted a site owner whose forum was stuck in read-only mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413454/2?silent=true), explaining that scheduled maintenance was underway and pointing them to the [status page](https://status.discourse.org) for updates.\n\n- Lilly [shared a screenshot showing the Twitter Native Embed component working as expected](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/261792/121?silent=true) on her site, offering a friendly counterpoint to reports that it was crashing in safe mode.\n\n---\n\nWhether you're balancing the books in hledger or just trying to hear both ears of your voice call, there was never a dull moment — see you tomorrow, and keep your channels balanced!","actions_summary":[],"moderator":true,"admin":true,"staff":true,"user_id":-1,"hidden":false,"trust_level":4,"deleted_at":null,"user_deleted":false,"edit_reason":null,"can_view_edit_history":true,"wiki":false,"excerpt":"Today on meta.discourse.org…\nKey Stats\nIn the last 24 hours, meta.discourse.org saw 37 new posts across 18 topics, including 6 brand-new topics, with 38 likes given on those posts. The most-liked contributions were Sam’s take on open-weight AI models (8 likes) and Raucao’s Hledger plugin announcemen…","truncated":true,"post_url":"/t/daily-summary-9pm-utc/291850/997","locale":null,"is_localized":false,"customer_flair_customer":null,"event":null,"reactions":[],"current_user_reaction":null,"reaction_users_count":0,"current_user_used_main_reaction":false,"can_accept_answer":false,"can_unaccept_answer":false,"accepted_answer":false,"topic_accepted_answer":null},{"id":2044815,"name":"Ethan ","username":"Ethsim2","avatar_template":"/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ethsim2/{size}/522255_2.png","created_at":"2026-09-28T20:19:38.253Z","cooked":"\nThere hasn’t been any further visible progress on the PR yet:
\n\n\nI’m still hoping the functionality can live in the bundled Events plugin rather than having to maintain it separately.
\n\nThat previous experience is also why I’m slightly cautious about maintaining this locally for a long time.
\nOn my own self-host I already use an after_code hook for a small upstream PR backport. The hook first checks for markers showing that the functionality has landed upstream. If it hasn’t, it downloads the patch for a known commit, runs git apply --check, and only then applies it with git apply.
That works reasonably well while the patch continues to match core, but I’ve already had an earlier version of that backport stop applying as core moved. A rebuild then failed and the container remained offline until I removed the hook.
\nFor this particular change, if I needed a temporary fallback I would probably provide an after_code backport in the same way rather than package it as a separate plugin.
The reason is that #43187 already modifies the bundled Events plugin’s own scheduled server-side rollover path. An after_code hook can apply essentially the same upstream patch directly during rebuild. A separate plugin would need to recreate that integration through an extension point, or otherwise prepend/override the internal MonitorEventDates behaviour, which adds another layer and could be just as brittle.
The downside of the after_code approach is that it is still tied to the exact shape of the upstream code. Because the successor-topic behaviour touches MonitorEventDates, the same fixed commit patch can continue to be used for as long as git apply --check succeeds. If upstream changes that code enough for the patch context to stop matching, I would need to rebase or adapt the change onto current main, create a new commit, and update the hook to use that new commit SHA.
So my preference remains:
\nUntil then, an after_code patch would be a practical temporary self-host fallback, but I wouldn’t regard it as the ideal long-term distribution mechanism.
We were using this over the weekend to good effect ![\":slight_smile:\"](\"https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/twitter/slight_smile.png?v=15\" "\\":slight_smile:\\"")
One bug / unexpected feature we found is that the system supports stereo mics. Normally, on web conferencing software, the left channel and right channel are downmixed to mono since mono mic hardware are typically used for capturing this sort of audio. (This also theoretically reduces bandwidth usage). The Discourse solution currently transmits full stereo mics.
However, some mics will only output to one channel and leave the other empty. (Maybe this is just more typical for prosumer audio interfaces that have multiple inputs, but I imagine some cheap mics might end up doing this, too). This results in the listeners only hearing that speaker in the left or right ear. I actually did not realize this, but apparently Mumble, discord, nextcloud, jitsi, games, etc all downmix to mono.
\nSo, I would recommend defaulting to downmix the mic audio stream (not the screenshare audio stream which should be a separate set of channels) to mono. Generally speaking, there’s probably few situations the user would actually want a wide field of view to capture audio during a call – maybe if a music band was using it to stream to their fans, perhaps. In that case, if the user specifically has and wants to use a wide-field stereo mic, let them enable it via settings which would turn off the mono downmixing.
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\nThe week brought 23 new posts, 3 new topics, and a flurry of discussion across the ai tag, punctuated by a major new feature announcement, a security-related regression in AI Web Artifacts, and fresh debate about how AI translation and embeddings should behave.
\nThe headline story of the week was awesomerobot's announcement that Discourse can now power your own AI Q&A homepage, opening the door for standalone support experiences like ask.discourse.com. The follow-up setup guide walked through building a dedicated agent, and the community immediately began connecting the feature to bigger ideas like an app interviewer.
\nThe other major storyline was a regression in AI Web Artifacts. satonotdead reported that almost no published artifacts worked, which sam traced back to a security fix that made sharing constraints far too strict. A new system for sharing single artifacts is now in the works.
\nOn the localization front, a long-running thread on AI-generated tag translations was revived, sparking a new feature request to let admins control automatic translation. Meanwhile, embeddings cost and provider questions were answered for a 14.3 GB database, and two bugs—one around topic summarization and one around Interactions API error reporting—were addressed for the 7-day period.
\nYou can now use Discourse to power your own AI Q&A homepage — awesomerobot announced a new ai bot conversations option in the default homepage site setting, allowing sites to run their own AI bot discussion page like ask.discourse.com. The announcement explains that admins must enable ai_bot_enabled first, and that anonymous users can be added to the AI bot allowed groups setting to see a preview, though they must log in to ask questions. A detailed setup walkthrough covers creating a “Discourse Helper” agent (currently powered by DeepSeek on ask.discourse.com) using the AI bot feature. EricGT saw a natural connection to the app interviewer idea, suggesting AI could guide users through bug reports, and awesomerobot confirmed a separate feature is already in the works along those lines.
AI Web Artifacts broke after a security fix — satonotdead kicked off the investigation, noting that almost no artifact published on Meta works. Canapin shared a screenshot of the failure, prompting sam to confirm that a security fix had broken artifact rendering. After investigating, sam found the constraints were tightened too far: artifacts now need to be marked public and their creating post must be in a public share. He is working on a new system to share a single artifact alone, along with listing your own artifacts. MachineScholar took the opportunity to ask whether artifact webhook/event support is still on the table.
\nAllow admins to decide what (not) to automatically translate — Gryzor filed a feature request asking for an option for the automatic translator to ignore tags altogether, noting that careful tag maintenance is otherwise required. nat moved the post into a dedicated feature topic so others could vote on it. satonotdead chimed in that their instance deliberately uses English tags because those are the commonly recognized terms, and wondered if the setting would avoid re-translating tags back into English. Gryzor echoed that many technical English terms seldom need translation at all.
\nAI-generated tag translations do not work perfectly — The weekly activity here came from a revival of this older #Site feedback thread. Gryzor asked where tag translations live in the admin, sharing that his retro-computing forum produced gems like BASIC being translated to “de-base”. Moin pointed him to the wrench icon on the filtered tag topic list and the localizations tab within tag settings. nat noted that the earlier suggestion to pass more context into the tag translator was already implemented earlier this month.
\nDiscourse AI – Embeddings: provider options and cost estimation — Dmitry_Krasnoperov asked whether DeepSeek can be used as an embeddings provider and how to estimate creation costs for a 14.3 GB database. Falco answered that any model exposing an OpenAI-compatible API works, and supplied a practical formula: number of public topics times the embedding model dimensions times 16 bytes for the data, plus the topic count times dimensions divided by 8 for the index.
\nTopic summarization sends extra spaces to the LLM — zogstrip confirmed a fix for the bug where messages with extra spaces inside words or links were being sent to the LLM during summarization, referencing the upstream pull request that resolves it.
\nInteractions API test should show specific errors like legacy API — RBoy filed a bug report showing that the legacy API test surfaces detailed errors while the Interactions API shows only a generic failure, forcing admins to dig through logs to find the real cause—illustrated by a GeminiInteractions 503 response about high demand on gemini-3.8-flash.
awesomerobot had a standout week, publishing the AI Q&A homepage announcement, the standalone site setup guide, and hinting at a future guided-interview feature in the #Announcements category.
\nsam spent much of the week debugging the broken AI Web Artifacts, walking through the security-fix root cause and outlining his plan for a more flexible single-artifact sharing system.
\nnat kept the localization threads tidy by spinning the translation-control request into its own feature topic and pointing to the completed tag translator context work.
\nGryzor was the most active poster this week, raising the request to ignore tags when translating, following up on where tag translations live, and sharing colorful examples like BASIC becoming “de-base”.
\nsatonotdead reported the artifact breakage that triggered the investigation, and also raised the English tag re-translation concern in the new feature request.
\nzogstrip acknowledged the topic summarization spacing bug report and confirmed the upcoming fix.
\nMoin helped Gryzor find the hidden tag translation editor, explaining the wrench icon and localizations tab workflow in #Site feedback.
\nFalco provided the go-to answer on embeddings provider compatibility and cost math for large databases.
\nCanapin supplied the diagnostic screenshot that confirmed the artifact rendering failure.
\nEricGT connected the new AI Q&A homepage capability with the earlier app interviewer concept, sparking discussion about guided task assistance and bug report gathering.
\nMachineScholar followed up on the artifact thread by asking about webhook/event support for artifact updates, linking back to the dedicated feature topic.
\nDmitry_Krasnoperov revived the embeddings discussion with practical questions about DeepSeek and cost-planning for a 14.3 GB database.
\nRBoy filed the Interactions API error-reporting bug, highlighting the contrast between the verbose legacy API and the opaque new one.
\nThanks for reading, and I’ll see you again next week!
What’s the issue with an admin API key? This is supposed to be a background job ig?
","post_number":6,"post_type":1,"posts_count":8,"updated_at":"2026-09-28T17:02:18.743Z","reply_count":1,"reply_to_post_number":5,"quote_count":0,"incoming_link_count":1,"reads":15,"readers_count":14,"score":13.0,"yours":false,"topic_id":413448,"topic_slug":"could-usernames-be-included-in-user-badge-webhook-payload","topic_title":"Could usernames be included in user_badge webhook payload?","topic_html_title":"Could usernames be included in user_badge webhook payload?","category_id":6,"display_username":"Bhanu Sharma","primary_group_name":null,"flair_name":null,"flair_url":null,"flair_bg_color":null,"flair_color":null,"flair_group_id":null,"badges_granted":[],"version":1,"can_edit":false,"can_delete":false,"can_recover":false,"can_see_hidden_post":false,"can_wiki":false,"user_title":"","reply_to_user":{"id":9556,"username":"burke","name":"Burke","avatar_template":"/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/burke/{size}/4211_2.png"},"bookmarked":false,"raw":"What’s the issue with an admin API key? This is supposed to be a background job ig?","actions_summary":[],"moderator":false,"admin":false,"staff":false,"user_id":27949,"hidden":false,"trust_level":3,"deleted_at":null,"user_deleted":false,"edit_reason":null,"can_view_edit_history":true,"wiki":false,"excerpt":"What’s the issue with an admin API key? This is supposed to be a background job ig?","truncated":true,"post_url":"/t/could-usernames-be-included-in-user-badge-webhook-payload/413448/6","locale":"en","is_localized":false,"language":"en","customer_flair_customer":null,"event":null,"reactions":[],"current_user_reaction":null,"reaction_users_count":0,"current_user_used_main_reaction":false,"can_accept_answer":false,"can_unaccept_answer":false,"accepted_answer":false,"topic_accepted_answer":null},{"id":2044744,"name":"Burke","username":"burke","avatar_template":"/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/burke/{size}/4211_2.png","created_at":"2026-09-28T16:57:57.873Z","cooked":"\nThat’s great to hear! Could you please provide details about that one API call that isn’t /admin/users/{user_id}.json (which requires admin privileges)? I wasn’t able to find an endpoint to do this with an API key that didn’t require admin privileges.
Thanks! I’ll look into Workflows.
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","post_number":17,"post_type":1,"posts_count":16,"updated_at":"2026-09-28T15:21:21.781Z","reply_count":0,"reply_to_post_number":16,"quote_count":0,"incoming_link_count":1,"reads":12,"readers_count":11,"score":7.4,"yours":false,"topic_id":386764,"topic_slug":"horizon-theme-and-topic-thumbnails-component","topic_title":"Horizon theme and Topic Thumbnails component","topic_html_title":"Horizon theme and Topic Thumbnails component","category_id":2,"display_username":"","primary_group_name":null,"flair_name":null,"flair_url":null,"flair_bg_color":null,"flair_color":null,"flair_group_id":null,"badges_granted":[],"version":1,"can_edit":false,"can_delete":false,"can_recover":false,"can_see_hidden_post":false,"can_wiki":false,"user_title":"","reply_to_user":{"id":204332,"username":"MDNJ","name":null,"avatar_template":"https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/{size}.png"},"bookmarked":false,"raw":"Hi there, thanks for sharing your experience. I will take all of this into consideration and see what can I do about it.","actions_summary":[],"moderator":false,"admin":false,"staff":false,"user_id":71041,"hidden":false,"trust_level":3,"deleted_at":null,"user_deleted":false,"edit_reason":null,"can_view_edit_history":true,"wiki":false,"excerpt":"Hi there, thanks for sharing your experience. I will take all of this into consideration and see what can I do about it.","truncated":true,"post_url":"/t/horizon-theme-and-topic-thumbnails-component/386764/17","locale":"en","is_localized":false,"language":"en","customer_flair_customer":null,"event":null,"reactions":[],"current_user_reaction":null,"reaction_users_count":0,"current_user_used_main_reaction":false,"can_accept_answer":false,"can_unaccept_answer":false,"accepted_answer":false,"topic_accepted_answer":null},{"id":2044690,"name":null,"username":"MDNJ","avatar_template":"https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/{size}.png","created_at":"2026-09-28T14:44:31.361Z","cooked":"Indeed it doesn’t work for me either when setting an invite code.
\nIt just fails to send an email code without warning or error message.
\nHad to make it invite-only as a result. But it’s great to have this signup method. When forcing 2FA is not an option. It’s certainly more secure than having users set a generic password that they’ve probably used many times before.
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\nFor some reason it is showing a mix of notation with date behind month and 12H time even when the timezone is Europe.
\nIn all cases is should be day in front of month and 24H time in our region.
\n","post_number":638,"post_type":1,"posts_count":175,"updated_at":"2026-09-28T14:32:02.211Z","reply_count":0,"reply_to_post_number":637,"quote_count":0,"incoming_link_count":0,"reads":14,"readers_count":13,"score":17.8,"yours":false,"topic_id":97376,"topic_slug":"discourse-events","topic_title":"Discourse Events","topic_html_title":"Discourse Events","category_id":22,"display_username":null,"primary_group_name":null,"flair_name":null,"flair_url":null,"flair_bg_color":null,"flair_color":null,"flair_group_id":null,"badges_granted":[],"version":2,"can_edit":false,"can_delete":false,"can_recover":false,"can_see_hidden_post":false,"can_wiki":false,"user_title":null,"reply_to_user":{"id":173218,"username":"gilles","name":null,"avatar_template":"/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gilles/{size}/549022_2.png"},"bookmarked":false,"raw":"Hi there. I'm having some issues with the date/time format.\n\nFor some reason it is showing a mix of notation with date behind month and 12H time even when the timezone is Europe.\n\n* The post excerpt is different between events that have a start and end time, and all day events. The latter showing day before month, and the other showing 12H time with day behind month.\n* Then the event cards are different again between the date/time shown on the card, and the date/time shown in the popup. The card showing 24H time with day behind month, and the popup showing 12H time with day in front of month. A weird combo either way.\n* Setting the 'display local time' along with the correct timezone in the event settings makes no difference.\n\nIn all cases is should be day in front of month and 24H time in our region.\n\n","actions_summary":[{"id":2,"count":1}],"moderator":false,"admin":false,"staff":false,"user_id":204332,"hidden":false,"trust_level":0,"deleted_at":null,"user_deleted":false,"edit_reason":null,"can_view_edit_history":true,"wiki":false,"excerpt":"Hi there. I’m having some issues with the date/time format. \nFor some reason it is showing a mix of notation with date behind month and 12H time even when the timezone is Europe. \n\nThe post excerpt is different between events that have a start and end time, and all day events. The latter showing day…","truncated":true,"post_url":"/t/discourse-events/97376/638","locale":"en","is_localized":false,"language":"en","customer_flair_customer":null,"event":null,"reactions":[{"id":"+1","type":"emoji","count":1}],"current_user_reaction":null,"reaction_users_count":1,"current_user_used_main_reaction":false,"can_accept_answer":false,"can_unaccept_answer":false,"accepted_answer":false,"topic_accepted_answer":null},{"id":2044661,"name":"Ceri","username":"Welsh_Selkie","avatar_template":"/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/welsh_selkie/{size}/530435_2.png","created_at":"2026-09-28T14:06:07.270Z","cooked":"Hi all,
\nBack again. I’m setting up a post-signup wizard with the Custom Wizard plugin, and dropdown fields that pull their options from existing user fields only ever show the one option, not the list of options in the user fields.
\nVersions
\nSet-up (see pics below)
\n![\"image\"](\"https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/7/b/a/7ba5a025449a42933123f5f7ce7b556969e34c01.png\")
set > user field options > [matching user field]The five user fields are all standard Dropdown user fields with multiple options (between 4 and 19 each), set to Optional, Editable after signup and Show on signup form.
\nWhat happens
\nEvery dropdown in the wizard shows only one option from its user field. For example, the gender field has four options (Man / Woman / Non-Binary / Prefer not to say) but the wizard dropdown shows only “Man”. Scrolling, searching (only some have the search option) and using the arrow keys don’t reveal any others.
What I’ve tried
\n.hbs extension deprecated, htmlSafe deprecated since Discourse 2026.3.0)Also
\nIn the Prefill mapper, the only input types offered are “text” and “wizard field” (no “user field”). Is that expected, or is it related?
Has anyone seen this, and has a fix? Or am I missing something obvious?
\nThanks!
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\nThe component works for me, and i have these notes so far.
\nFwiw, fetching username from user id is just one API call away, unless you’re manually granting thousands of badges in an instant, you should be fine with the default API limits.
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","post_number":2,"post_type":1,"posts_count":8,"updated_at":"2026-09-28T13:25:28.973Z","reply_count":1,"reply_to_post_number":null,"quote_count":0,"incoming_link_count":1,"reads":19,"readers_count":18,"score":13.8,"yours":false,"topic_id":413448,"topic_slug":"could-usernames-be-included-in-user-badge-webhook-payload","topic_title":"Could usernames be included in user_badge webhook payload?","topic_html_title":"Could usernames be included in user_badge webhook payload?","category_id":6,"display_username":"putty","primary_group_name":null,"flair_name":null,"flair_url":null,"flair_bg_color":null,"flair_color":null,"flair_group_id":null,"badges_granted":[],"version":1,"can_edit":false,"can_delete":false,"can_recover":false,"can_see_hidden_post":false,"can_wiki":false,"user_title":"Regular","title_is_group":false,"bookmarked":false,"raw":"FWIW, my workaround for non-standard webhooks or when I need additional data is to do it via [Workflows](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-workflows/407100) and then send *that* to n8n.","actions_summary":[],"moderator":false,"admin":false,"staff":false,"user_id":145678,"hidden":false,"trust_level":3,"deleted_at":null,"user_deleted":false,"edit_reason":null,"can_view_edit_history":true,"wiki":false,"excerpt":"FWIW, my workaround for non-standard webhooks or when I need additional data is to do it via Workflows and then send that to n8n.","truncated":true,"post_url":"/t/could-usernames-be-included-in-user-badge-webhook-payload/413448/2","locale":"en","is_localized":false,"language":"en","customer_flair_customer":null,"event":null,"reactions":[],"current_user_reaction":null,"reaction_users_count":0,"current_user_used_main_reaction":false,"can_accept_answer":false,"can_unaccept_answer":false,"accepted_answer":false,"topic_accepted_answer":null},{"id":2044601,"name":"agemo","username":"agemo","avatar_template":"https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/{size}.png","created_at":"2026-09-28T13:25:10.272Z","cooked":"I have reverted to own topic for my own instance experience since it remains unresolved and there may be genuine differentiation in this instance - https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-git-hang-and-the-admin-mod-user-accs-oops-error-page-error/
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\nI then checked the logs now that I am more familiar with how /logs outputs feature works which si excellent!
\nThis error appears as a “fatal error” and it started on the 22nd and appears very similar to the “git hang” issue, but in this case remains unresolved despite various rebuilds up to this point, please find the info and backtrace logs below:
\nInfo
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Message\n\nActionView::Template::Error (no implicit conversion of Array into String)\napp/serializers/current_user_serializer.rb:216:in 'CurrentUserSerializer#has_new_upcoming_changes'\nlib/application_layout_preloader.rb:81:in 'ApplicationLayoutPreloader#preload_current_user_data'\nlib/application_layout_preloader.rb:32:in 'ApplicationLayoutPreloader#preloaded_data'\napp/helpers/application_helper.rb:987:in 'ApplicationHelper#preloaded_json'\napp/views/layouts/application.html.erb:111\nlib/topic_list_responder.rb:16:in 'block (2 levels) in TopicListResponder#respond_with_list'\nlib/topic_list_responder.rb:7:in 'TopicListResponder#respond_with_list'\napp/controllers/list_controller.rb:119:in 'block (2 levels) in class:ListController'\napp/controllers/application_controller.rb:458:in 'block in ApplicationController#with_resolved_locale'\napp/controllers/application_controller.rb:458:in 'ApplicationController#with_resolved_locale'\napp/controllers/application_controller.rb:1140:in 'ApplicationController#ensure_dont_cache_page'\nlib/middleware/omniauth_bypass_middleware.rb:35:in 'Middleware::OmniauthBypassMiddleware#call'\nlib/middleware/crawler_hooks.rb:13:in 'Middleware::CrawlerHooks#call'\nlib/content_security_policy/middleware.rb:12:in 'ContentSecurityPolicy::Middleware#call'\nlib/middleware/anonymous_cache.rb:431:in 'Middleware::AnonymousCache#call'\nlib/middleware/csp_script_nonce_injector.rb:13:in 'Middleware::CspScriptNonceInjector#call'\nlib/middleware/track_view_session_id_injector.rb:12:in 'Middleware::TrackViewSessionIdInjector#call'\nconfig/initializers/008-rack-cors.rb:14:in 'Discourse::Cors#call'\nlib/middleware/default_headers.rb:13:in 'Middleware::DefaultHeaders#call'\nconfig/initializers/100-quiet_logger.rb:20:in 'DiscourseRackQuietAssetsLogger#call'\nconfig/initializers/100-silence_logger.rb:29:in 'SilenceLogger#call'\nlib/middleware/enforce_hostname.rb:23:in 'Middleware::EnforceHostname#call'\nlib/middleware/request_tracker.rb:384:in 'Middleware::RequestTracker#call'\nlib/middlewar...\nBacktrace:
\n\nBacktrace\n\nactivesupport (8.1.4) lib/active_support/values/time_zone.rb:461:in 'Date._parse'\nactivesupport (8.1.4) lib/active_support/values/time_zone.rb:461:in 'ActiveSupport::TimeZone#parse'\napp/serializers/current_user_serializer.rb:216:in 'CurrentUserSerializer#has_new_upcoming_changes'\n(eval at active_model_serializers-0.8.4/lib/active_model/serializer.rb:467):81:in 'CurrentUserSerializer#_fast_attributes'\nactive_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/serializer.rb:456:in 'ActiveModel::Serializer#attributes'\nactive_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/serializer.rb:480:in 'ActiveModel::Serializer#_serializable_hash'\nactive_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/serializer.rb:359:in 'ActiveModel::Serializer#serializable_hash'\nactive_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/serializer.rb:347:in 'ActiveModel::Serializer#as_json'\nactivesupport (8.1.4) lib/active_support/json/encoding.rb:53:in 'Oj::Rails::Encoder#encode'\nactivesupport (8.1.4) 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'ApplicationLayoutPreloader#preload_current_user_data'\nlib/application_layout_preloader.rb:32:in 'ApplicationLayoutPreloader#preloaded_data'\napp/helpers/application_helper.rb:987:in 'ApplicationHelper#preloaded_json'\napp/views/layouts/application.html.erb:111\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/base.rb:281:in 'Kernel#public_send'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/base.rb:281:in 'ActionView::Base#_run'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/template.rb:284:in 'block in ActionView::Template#render'\nactivesupport (8.1.4) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:212:in 'ActiveSupport::Notifications.instrument'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/template.rb:590:in 'ActionView::Template#instrument_render_template'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/template.rb:272:in 'ActionView::Template#render'\nrack-mini-profiler (5.0.0) lib/mini_profiler/profiling_methods.rb:90:in 'block in ActionView::Template#profile_method'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/renderer/template_renderer.rb:77:in 'block in ActionView::TemplateRenderer#render_with_layout'\nactivesupport (8.1.4) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:210:in 'block in ActiveSupport::Notifications.instrument'\nactivesupport (8.1.4) lib/active_support/notifications/instrumenter.rb:58:in 'ActiveSupport::Notifications::Instrumenter#instrument'\nactivesupport (8.1.4) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:210:in 'ActiveSupport::Notifications.instrument'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/renderer/template_renderer.rb:75:in 'ActionView::TemplateRenderer#render_with_layout'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/renderer/template_renderer.rb:59:in 'ActionView::TemplateRenderer#render_template'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/renderer/template_renderer.rb:11:in 'ActionView::TemplateRenderer#render'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/renderer/renderer.rb:58:in 'ActionView::Renderer#render_template_to_object'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/renderer/renderer.rb:31:in 'ActionView::Renderer#render_to_object'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/rendering.rb:136:in 'block in ActionView::Rendering#_render_template'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/base.rb:308:in 'ActionView::Base#in_rendering_context'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/rendering.rb:135:in 'ActionView::Rendering#_render_template'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/action_controller/metal/streaming.rb:179:in 'ActionController::Streaming#_render_template'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/rendering.rb:122:in 'ActionView::Rendering#render_to_body'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:192:in 'ActionController::Rendering#render_to_body'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/action_controller/metal/renderers.rb:155:in 'ActionController::Renderers#render_to_body'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/abstract_controller/rendering.rb:28:in 'AbstractController::Rendering#render'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:173:in 'ActionController::Rendering#render'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:31:in 'block (2 levels) in ActionController::Instrumentation#render'\nactivesupport (8.1.4) lib/active_support/benchmark.rb:17:in 'ActiveSupport::Benchmark.realtime'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:31:in 'block in ActionController::Instrumentation#render'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:100:in 'ActionController::Instrumentation#cleanup_view_runtime'\nactiverecord (8.1.4) lib/active_record/railties/controller_runtime.rb:48:in 'ActiveRecord::Railties::ControllerRuntime#cleanup_view_runtime'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:30:in 'ActionController::Instrumentation#render'\nlib/topic_list_responder.rb:16:in 'block (2 levels) in TopicListResponder#respond_with_list'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/action_controller/metal/mime_responds.rb:224:in 'ActionController::MimeResponds#respond_to'\nlib/topic_list_responder.rb:7:in 'TopicListResponder#respond_with_list'\napp/controllers/list_controller.rb:119:in 'block (2 levels) in class:ListController'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/action_controller/metal/basic_implicit_render.rb:8:in 'ActionController::BasicImplicitRender#send_action'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:221:in 'AbstractController::Base#process_action'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:199:in 'ActionController::Rendering#process_action'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:267:in 'block in AbstractController::Callbacks#process_action'\nactivesupport (8.1.4) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:121:in 'block in ActiveSupport::Callbacks#run_callbacks'\napp/controllers/application_controller.rb:458:in 'block in ApplicationController#with_resolved_locale'\ni18n (1.14.8) lib/i18n.rb:354:in 'I18n::Base#with_locale'\napp/controllers/application_controller.rb:458:in 'ApplicationController#with_resolved_locale'\nactivesupport (8.1.4) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:130:in 'block in ActiveSupport::Callbacks#run_callbacks'\napp/controllers/application_controller.rb:1140:in 'ApplicationController#ensure_dont_cache_page'\nactivesupport (8.1.4) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:130:in 'block in ActiveSupport::Callbacks#run_callbacks'\nactivesupport (8.1.4) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:141:in 'ActiveSupport::Callbacks#run_callbacks'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:266:in 'AbstractController::Callbacks#process_action'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/action_controller/metal/rescue.rb:36:in 'ActionController::Rescue#process_action'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:76:in 'block in ActionController::Instrumentation#process_action'\nactivesupport (8.1.4) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:210:in 'block in ActiveSupport::Notifications.instrument'\nactivesupport (8.1.4) lib/ac\nFor anyone in a similar predicament, the working work-around here that allowed admin access to the discourse instance, was to create a new admin user account using the rake create:admin command after entering the app via ./launcher enter app
Possible related topics:
\n\n","post_number":1,"post_type":1,"posts_count":1,"updated_at":"2026-09-28T14:33:03.573Z","reply_count":0,"reply_to_post_number":null,"quote_count":0,"incoming_link_count":3,"reads":16,"readers_count":15,"score":33.2,"yours":false,"topic_id":413475,"topic_slug":"the-git-hang-and-the-admin-mod-user-accs-oops-error-page-error","topic_title":"The Git Hang and the Admin/Mod user Accs Oops Error Page Error","topic_html_title":"The Git Hang and the Admin/Mod user Accs Oops Error Page Error","category_id":31,"display_username":"agemo","primary_group_name":null,"flair_name":null,"flair_url":null,"flair_bg_color":null,"flair_color":null,"flair_group_id":null,"badges_granted":[],"version":2,"can_edit":false,"can_delete":false,"can_recover":false,"can_see_hidden_post":false,"can_wiki":false,"user_title":null,"bookmarked":false,"raw":"## ActionView::Template::Error (no implicit conversion of Array into String)\n\nI recreated the login **Oops Page error** issue that seems to only affects admins and in some case other staff accounts, but in this case Admin acc, but only admin accs that are pre [\"git hang\"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-for-logged-in-users-and-git-hang/411513/) by simply attempting another login.\n\nI then checked the logs now that I am more familiar with how /logs outputs feature works which si excellent!\n\nThis error appears as a \"fatal error\" and it started on the 22nd and appears very similar to the [\"git hang\"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-for-logged-in-users-and-git-hang/411513/) issue, but in this case remains unresolved despite various rebuilds up to this point, please find the info and backtrace logs below:\n\n**Info**\n\n```\nMessage\n\nActionView::Template::Error (no implicit conversion of Array into String)\napp/serializers/current_user_serializer.rb:216:in 'CurrentUserSerializer#has_new_upcoming_changes'\nlib/application_layout_preloader.rb:81:in 'ApplicationLayoutPreloader#preload_current_user_data'\nlib/application_layout_preloader.rb:32:in 'ApplicationLayoutPreloader#preloaded_data'\napp/helpers/application_helper.rb:987:in 'ApplicationHelper#preloaded_json'\napp/views/layouts/application.html.erb:111\nlib/topic_list_responder.rb:16:in 'block (2 levels) in TopicListResponder#respond_with_list'\nlib/topic_list_responder.rb:7:in 'TopicListResponder#respond_with_list'\napp/controllers/list_controller.rb:119:in 'block (2 levels) in class:ListController'\napp/controllers/application_controller.rb:458:in 'block in ApplicationController#with_resolved_locale'\napp/controllers/application_controller.rb:458:in 'ApplicationController#with_resolved_locale'\napp/controllers/application_controller.rb:1140:in 'ApplicationController#ensure_dont_cache_page'\nlib/middleware/omniauth_bypass_middleware.rb:35:in 'Middleware::OmniauthBypassMiddleware#call'\nlib/middleware/crawler_hooks.rb:13:in 'Middleware::CrawlerHooks#call'\nlib/content_security_policy/middleware.rb:12:in 'ContentSecurityPolicy::Middleware#call'\nlib/middleware/anonymous_cache.rb:431:in 'Middleware::AnonymousCache#call'\nlib/middleware/csp_script_nonce_injector.rb:13:in 'Middleware::CspScriptNonceInjector#call'\nlib/middleware/track_view_session_id_injector.rb:12:in 'Middleware::TrackViewSessionIdInjector#call'\nconfig/initializers/008-rack-cors.rb:14:in 'Discourse::Cors#call'\nlib/middleware/default_headers.rb:13:in 'Middleware::DefaultHeaders#call'\nconfig/initializers/100-quiet_logger.rb:20:in 'DiscourseRackQuietAssetsLogger#call'\nconfig/initializers/100-silence_logger.rb:29:in 'SilenceLogger#call'\nlib/middleware/enforce_hostname.rb:23:in 'Middleware::EnforceHostname#call'\nlib/middleware/request_tracker.rb:384:in 'Middleware::RequestTracker#call'\nlib/middlewar...\n```\n\n**Backtrace:**\n\n```\n\nBacktrace\n\nactivesupport (8.1.4) lib/active_support/values/time_zone.rb:461:in 'Date._parse'\nactivesupport (8.1.4) lib/active_support/values/time_zone.rb:461:in 'ActiveSupport::TimeZone#parse'\napp/serializers/current_user_serializer.rb:216:in 'CurrentUserSerializer#has_new_upcoming_changes'\n(eval at active_model_serializers-0.8.4/lib/active_model/serializer.rb:467):81:in 'CurrentUserSerializer#_fast_attributes'\nactive_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/serializer.rb:456:in 'ActiveModel::Serializer#attributes'\nactive_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/serializer.rb:480:in 'ActiveModel::Serializer#_serializable_hash'\nactive_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/serializer.rb:359:in 'ActiveModel::Serializer#serializable_hash'\nactive_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/serializer.rb:347:in 'ActiveModel::Serializer#as_json'\nactivesupport (8.1.4) lib/active_support/json/encoding.rb:53:in 'Oj::Rails::Encoder#encode'\nactivesupport (8.1.4) lib/active_support/json/encoding.rb:53:in 'ActiveSupport::JSON.encode'\nactivesupport (8.1.4) lib/active_support/core_ext/object/json.rb:42:in 'ActiveSupport::ToJsonWithActiveSupportEncoder#to_json'\nactive_model_serializers (0.8.4) lib/active_model/serializer.rb:331:in 'ActiveModel::Serializer#to_json'\nmulti_json (1.21.1) lib/multi_json/adapters/oj.rb:67:in 'Oj.dump'\nmulti_json (1.21.1) lib/multi_json/adapters/oj.rb:67:in 'MultiJSON::Adapters::Oj#dump'\nmulti_json (1.21.1) lib/multi_json/adapter.rb:110:in 'MultiJSON::Adapter.dump'\nmulti_json (1.21.1) lib/multi_json.rb:215:in 'MultiJSON.generate'\nmulti_json (1.21.1) lib/multi_json/deprecated.rb:34:in 'Kernel#public_send'\nmulti_json (1.21.1) lib/multi_json/deprecated.rb:34:in 'block in MultiJSON.deprecate_alias'\nmulti_json (1.21.1) lib/multi_json.rb:298:in 'Kernel#public_send'\nmulti_json (1.21.1) lib/multi_json.rb:298:in 'block (2 levels) in module:MultiJson'\nlib/application_layout_preloader.rb:81:in 'ApplicationLayoutPreloader#preload_current_user_data'\nlib/application_layout_preloader.rb:32:in 'ApplicationLayoutPreloader#preloaded_data'\napp/helpers/application_helper.rb:987:in 'ApplicationHelper#preloaded_json'\napp/views/layouts/application.html.erb:111\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/base.rb:281:in 'Kernel#public_send'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/base.rb:281:in 'ActionView::Base#_run'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/template.rb:284:in 'block in ActionView::Template#render'\nactivesupport (8.1.4) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:212:in 'ActiveSupport::Notifications.instrument'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/template.rb:590:in 'ActionView::Template#instrument_render_template'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/template.rb:272:in 'ActionView::Template#render'\nrack-mini-profiler (5.0.0) lib/mini_profiler/profiling_methods.rb:90:in 'block in ActionView::Template#profile_method'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/renderer/template_renderer.rb:77:in 'block in ActionView::TemplateRenderer#render_with_layout'\nactivesupport (8.1.4) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:210:in 'block in ActiveSupport::Notifications.instrument'\nactivesupport (8.1.4) lib/active_support/notifications/instrumenter.rb:58:in 'ActiveSupport::Notifications::Instrumenter#instrument'\nactivesupport (8.1.4) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:210:in 'ActiveSupport::Notifications.instrument'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/renderer/template_renderer.rb:75:in 'ActionView::TemplateRenderer#render_with_layout'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/renderer/template_renderer.rb:59:in 'ActionView::TemplateRenderer#render_template'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/renderer/template_renderer.rb:11:in 'ActionView::TemplateRenderer#render'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/renderer/renderer.rb:58:in 'ActionView::Renderer#render_template_to_object'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/renderer/renderer.rb:31:in 'ActionView::Renderer#render_to_object'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/rendering.rb:136:in 'block in ActionView::Rendering#_render_template'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/base.rb:308:in 'ActionView::Base#in_rendering_context'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/rendering.rb:135:in 'ActionView::Rendering#_render_template'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/action_controller/metal/streaming.rb:179:in 'ActionController::Streaming#_render_template'\nactionview (8.1.4) lib/action_view/rendering.rb:122:in 'ActionView::Rendering#render_to_body'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:192:in 'ActionController::Rendering#render_to_body'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/action_controller/metal/renderers.rb:155:in 'ActionController::Renderers#render_to_body'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/abstract_controller/rendering.rb:28:in 'AbstractController::Rendering#render'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:173:in 'ActionController::Rendering#render'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:31:in 'block (2 levels) in ActionController::Instrumentation#render'\nactivesupport (8.1.4) lib/active_support/benchmark.rb:17:in 'ActiveSupport::Benchmark.realtime'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:31:in 'block in ActionController::Instrumentation#render'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:100:in 'ActionController::Instrumentation#cleanup_view_runtime'\nactiverecord (8.1.4) lib/active_record/railties/controller_runtime.rb:48:in 'ActiveRecord::Railties::ControllerRuntime#cleanup_view_runtime'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:30:in 'ActionController::Instrumentation#render'\nlib/topic_list_responder.rb:16:in 'block (2 levels) in TopicListResponder#respond_with_list'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/action_controller/metal/mime_responds.rb:224:in 'ActionController::MimeResponds#respond_to'\nlib/topic_list_responder.rb:7:in 'TopicListResponder#respond_with_list'\napp/controllers/list_controller.rb:119:in 'block (2 levels) in class:ListController'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/action_controller/metal/basic_implicit_render.rb:8:in 'ActionController::BasicImplicitRender#send_action'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:221:in 'AbstractController::Base#process_action'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:199:in 'ActionController::Rendering#process_action'\nactionpack (8.1.4) lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:267:in 'block in AbstractController::Callbacks#process_action'\nactivesupport (8.1.4) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:121:in 'block in ActiveSupport::Callbacks#run_callbacks'\napp/controllers/application_controller.rb:458:in 'block in ApplicationController#with_resolved_locale'\ni18n (1.14.8) lib/i18n.rb:354:in 'I18n::Base#with_locale'\napp/controllers/application_controller.rb:458:in 'ApplicationController#with_resolved_locale'\nactivesupport (8.1.4) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:130:in 'block in 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new **admin user** account using the `rake create:admin` command after entering the app via `./launcher enter app`\n\n---\n\nPossible related topics:\n\nhttps://meta.discourse.org/t/fatal-could-not-read-username-for-https-github-com/411498","actions_summary":[{"id":2,"count":1}],"moderator":false,"admin":false,"staff":false,"user_id":63573,"hidden":false,"trust_level":2,"deleted_at":null,"user_deleted":false,"edit_reason":null,"can_view_edit_history":true,"wiki":false,"excerpt":"ActionView::Template::Error (no implicit conversion of Array into String)\nI recreated the login Oops Page error issue that seems to only affects admins and in some case other staff accounts, but in this case Admin acc, but only admin accs that are pre “git hang” by simply attempting another login. 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| Raucao | \n1 | \n6 | \n
| Nathank | \n4 | \n4 | \n
| Chrisr | \n1 | \n2 | \n
| Takiro | \n1 | \n2 | \n
| NateDhaliwal | \n3 | \n1 | \n
| Terraboss | \n3 | \n1 | \n
| Burke | \n1 | \n1 | \n
| Lilly | \n1 | \n1 | \n
| Xerxes | \n1 | \n1 | \n
hledger executable. It also converts @username account segments into Discourse mention links, and includes robust security limits including timeouts, memory caps, and rate limiting.The long-running “regular mode” for admins and moderators thread got a fresh wave of ideas. Nathank shared his frustration with testing user-facing features like events and Kanban while admin permissions mask problems. NateDhaliwal initially suggested temporarily revoking admin rights, but Nathank clarified he wants “low friction” access to the user experience without losing his superpowers. NateDhaliwal then refined the idea with a timed revoke_admin/grant_admin loop, paired with a visible banner in a later post.
Nathank also revived a feature request for creating individual event topics for recurring events, asking whether there has been any progress on the automation front. He noted that while recurring events are useful, manually managing and archiving them frequently remains a pain point.
\nA French community member Gilles shared a custom swipe gesture script for the mobile chat experience. The code, intended to be pasted into a theme component, lets users swipe from the left edge of the screen to open the sidebar or go back from a chat channel on Android and iPhone.
\nKesa_Sayed reported that their Discourse-hosted forum was stuck in read-only mode, receiving a 500 error when trying to disable it from Admin → Backups. Chrisr quickly confirmed that scheduled maintenance was in progress and that the site would return to read-write mode within 30 minutes, pointing to status.discourse.org for updates.
\nBurke opened a request asking whether usernames could be included in the 4 webhook payload. Currently the webhook only includes user_id and granted_by_id, forcing admins to make extra /admin/users/{user_id}.json calls just to resolve usernames. Burke also asked whether it’s possible to get usernames from an API key without admin privileges.
NateDhaliwal noticed that status.discourse.org still listed the legacy “Starter” plan instead of “Free.” RGJ pointed out that the plan may not be purchasable but still has active customers. Natalie (Nat) acknowledged the issue and confirmed the status page was updated to include “Free”.
\ntry/catch and a null check on data-onebox-src resolves the safe-mode banner for him so far.Xerxes provided a detailed answer to a question about building a community with a trending widget, category subscriptions, and a custom feed page. He explained that category subscriptions are already native, a custom feed can be built from followed categories, and a trending widget needs custom development or a theme component. He also suggested keeping Discourse as the core community engine rather than replacing it with third-party widgets.
\nNathank reported that the upcoming-events block in the demo theme seems to have broken after a core change, and that it also broke in his forked version. He confirmed the block still works on meta.discourse.org and asked if there’s an easy fix that can be pushed to the demo theme for the Blocks functionality.
\nSam joined the LLM-generated themes and plugins tagging discussion, offering a forward-looking take on open-weight models and the rise of self-hosted AI.
\nChrisr provided a timely support reply to a user whose forum was stuck in read-only mode, confirming scheduled maintenance and linking to the status page.
\nNatalie (Nat) responded to the status.discourse.org plan label report, fixing the page to include the Free plan alongside legacy Starter.
\nFrom predicting the future of self-hosted AI to double-checking the community’s balance sheets with hledger, it was a day of keeping Discourse both smarter and perfectly balanced.
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He predicted that local AI and self-hosted intelligence will become more common, \"just like we do at Discourse.\"\n\n### #Plugin\n\n- Raucao announced a new plugin called [Hledger Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413437/1?silent=true), which renders plain-text accounting journals as a live dashboard in topics. It supports balance sheets, P&L statements, account trees, and transaction logs, with reports generated on demand by a server-side `hledger` executable. It also converts `@username` account segments into Discourse mention links, and includes robust security limits including timeouts, memory caps, and rate limiting.\n\n### #Feature\n\n- The long-running [“regular mode” for admins and moderators](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/211617/45?silent=true) thread got a fresh wave of ideas. Nathank shared his frustration with testing user-facing features like events and Kanban while admin permissions mask problems. NateDhaliwal initially suggested temporarily revoking admin rights, but Nathank clarified he wants “low friction” access to the user experience without losing his superpowers. NateDhaliwal then refined the idea with a timed `revoke_admin`/`grant_admin` loop, paired with a visible banner in [a later post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/211617/48?silent=true).\n\n- Nathank also revived [a feature request for creating individual event topics for recurring events](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/370600/24?silent=true), asking whether there has been any progress on the automation front. He noted that while recurring events are useful, manually managing and archiving them frequently remains a pain point.\n\n- A French community member Gilles shared a custom [swipe gesture script for the mobile chat experience](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411449/5?silent=true). The code, intended to be pasted into a theme component, lets users swipe from the left edge of the screen to open the sidebar or go back from a chat channel on Android and iPhone.\n\n### #Announcements\n\n- In the thread about [easier account signup using email codes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407068/57?silent=true), Takiro asked whether custom user fields marked “show on signup” are displayed on the new sign-up page. Jonathan5 shared his experience that the fields do appear, as long as users aren’t prevented from changing their username, and noted a new screen asking for full name and custom fields as part of the flow.\n\n### #Support\n\n- Kesa_Sayed reported that their Discourse-hosted forum was [stuck in read-only mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413454/1?silent=true), receiving a 500 error when trying to disable it from Admin → Backups. Chrisr quickly confirmed that scheduled maintenance was in progress and that the site would return to read-write mode within 30 minutes, pointing to [status.discourse.org](https://status.discourse.org) for updates.\n\n- Burke opened a request asking whether [usernames could be included in the 4 webhook payload](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413448/1?silent=true). Currently the webhook only includes `user_id` and `granted_by_id`, forcing admins to make extra `/admin/users/{user_id}.json` calls just to resolve usernames. Burke also asked whether it’s possible to get usernames from an API key without admin privileges.\n\n- NateDhaliwal noticed that [status.discourse.org still listed the legacy “Starter” plan](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413458/1?silent=true) instead of “Free.” RGJ pointed out that the plan may not be purchasable but still has active customers. Natalie (Nat) acknowledged the issue and confirmed the status page was [updated to include “Free”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413458/3?silent=true).\n\n### #Theme component\n\n- In the [Twitter Native Embed theme component thread](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/261792/119?silent=true), Terraboss shared a small fork that fixes a safe-mode crash caused by an unguarded null on a missing attribute, along with a couple of smaller issues. Lilly pushed back, saying the component works as expected on her site, but Terraboss explained that the fork’s guarded decorator with a `try/catch` and a null check on `data-onebox-src` resolves the safe-mode banner for him so far.\n\n### #Development\n\n- Xerxes provided a detailed answer to a question about building a community with [a trending widget, category subscriptions, and a custom feed page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/212768/5?silent=true). He explained that category subscriptions are already native, a custom feed can be built from followed categories, and a trending widget needs custom development or a theme component. He also suggested keeping Discourse as the core community engine rather than replacing it with third-party widgets.\n\n- Nathank reported that the [upcoming-events block in the demo theme seems to have broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/401629/24?silent=true) after a core change, and that it also broke in his forked version. He confirmed the block still works on meta.discourse.org and asked if there’s an easy fix that can be pushed to the demo theme for the Blocks functionality.\n\n## Activity by the Team Group\n\n- Sam joined the [LLM-generated themes and plugins tagging discussion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/412871/60?silent=true), offering a forward-looking take on open-weight models and the rise of self-hosted AI.\n\n- Chrisr provided a timely support reply to a user whose forum was stuck in [read-only mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413454/2?silent=true), confirming scheduled maintenance and linking to the status page.\n\n- Natalie (Nat) responded to the [status.discourse.org plan label report](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413458/3?silent=true), fixing the page to include the Free plan alongside legacy Starter.\n\nFrom predicting the future of self-hosted AI to double-checking the community’s balance sheets with hledger, it was a day of keeping Discourse both smarter and perfectly balanced.","actions_summary":[],"moderator":true,"admin":true,"staff":true,"user_id":-1,"hidden":false,"trust_level":4,"deleted_at":null,"user_deleted":false,"edit_reason":null,"can_view_edit_history":true,"wiki":false,"excerpt":"Today on meta.discourse.org…\nKey Stats\nIn the last 24 hours, the community shared 22 new posts across 12 topics, earning a total of 26 likes. \n\n\n\n\nUser\nPosts\nLikes received\n\n\n\n\nSam\n1\n7\n\n\nRaucao\n1\n6\n\n\nNathank\n4\n4\n\n\nChrisr\n1\n2\n\n\nTakiro\n1\n2\n\n\nNateDhaliwal\n3\n1\n\n\nTerraboss\n3\n1\n\n\nBurke\n1\n1\n\n\nLilly\n1\n1\n\n\nX…","truncated":true,"post_url":"/t/daily-summary-1pm-utc/291852/962","locale":null,"is_localized":false,"customer_flair_customer":null,"event":null,"reactions":[],"current_user_reaction":null,"reaction_users_count":0,"current_user_used_main_reaction":false,"can_accept_answer":false,"can_unaccept_answer":false,"accepted_answer":false,"topic_accepted_answer":null},{"id":2044524,"name":"Natalie T","username":"nat","avatar_template":"/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nat/{size}/235063_2.png","created_at":"2026-09-28T09:02:27.690Z","cooked":"Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Indeed we may still have starter, but should also have free.
\nUpdated:
\n
The fact that it is not available for purchase does not imply there are no customers on that plan ?
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\nYou can follow scheduled maintenance announcements here: https://status.discourse.org
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\nHi,
\nMy Discourse-hosted forum nrlforum.theinnovationstory.com has been placed in read-only mode.
I am the site administrator, but when I try to disable read-only mode from Admin → Backups, I receive a 500 error.
\nThe forum is now being prepared for an active robotics community, so I would like to have the read-only state removed and the inactivity period extended.
\nCould you please help reactivate the site?
\nThank you!
","post_number":1,"post_type":1,"posts_count":2,"updated_at":"2026-09-28T05:31:41.188Z","reply_count":0,"reply_to_post_number":null,"quote_count":0,"incoming_link_count":2,"reads":33,"readers_count":32,"score":16.6,"yours":false,"topic_id":413454,"topic_slug":"site-stuck-in-read-only-mode","topic_title":"Site Stuck in read only mode","topic_html_title":"Site Stuck in read only mode","category_id":6,"display_username":"Kesa Sayed","primary_group_name":null,"flair_name":null,"flair_url":null,"flair_bg_color":null,"flair_color":null,"flair_group_id":null,"badges_granted":[],"version":2,"can_edit":false,"can_delete":false,"can_recover":false,"can_see_hidden_post":false,"can_wiki":false,"user_title":null,"bookmarked":false,"raw":"**My NRL forum has been placed in read-only mode**\n\nHi,\nMy Discourse-hosted forum `nrlforum.theinnovationstory.com` has been placed in read-only mode.\n\nI am the site administrator, but when I try to disable read-only mode from **Admin → Backups**, I receive a **500 error**.\n\nThe forum is now being prepared for an active robotics community, so I would like to have the read-only state removed and the inactivity period extended.\n\nCould you please help reactivate the site?\n\nThank you!","actions_summary":[],"moderator":false,"admin":false,"staff":false,"user_id":204310,"hidden":false,"trust_level":0,"deleted_at":null,"user_deleted":false,"edit_reason":null,"can_view_edit_history":true,"wiki":false,"excerpt":"My NRL forum has been placed in read-only mode \nHi, \nMy Discourse-hosted forum nrlforum.theinnovationstory.com has been placed in read-only mode. \nI am the site administrator, but when I try to disable read-only mode from Admin → Backups, I receive a 500 error. \nThe forum is now being prepared for a…","truncated":true,"post_url":"/t/site-stuck-in-read-only-mode/413454/1","locale":"en","is_localized":false,"language":"en","customer_flair_customer":null,"event":null,"calendar_details":[],"reactions":[],"current_user_reaction":null,"reaction_users_count":0,"current_user_used_main_reaction":false,"can_accept_answer":false,"can_unaccept_answer":false,"accepted_answer":false,"topic_accepted_answer":null,"can_vote":false},{"id":2044446,"name":"system","username":"system","avatar_template":"/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/{size}/443519_2.png","created_at":"2026-09-28T05:01:43.816Z","cooked":"Here’s what happened on Meta Discourse yesterday: 17 new posts landed across 10 active topics, including a couple of brand-new discussions. The community handed out 22 likes and some ideas gained real momentum.
\n17 new posts and 10 active/new topics were recorded in the last 24 hours.
\n22 likes were given across those posts.
\nTop users by likes and posts from the returned activity:
\n\n![\"Screenshot](\"https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/e/2/c/e2c7f1ff31c7c0508dcd73a36326348747a4ce32.png\")
![\"Screenshot_20260928_141203_Chrome\"](\"https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/f/8/4/f84ff15956ca4a712d691135204b449c86ebb491.jpeg\")
hledger as an unprivileged subprocess with timeouts, memory caps, and rate limits baked in. read moreNathank revived the long-running “Regular mode” for admins and moderators suggestion, explaining that he often doesn’t realise regular users can’t perform certain actions — like creating events or interacting with Kanban — until it’s too late. NateDhaliwal proposed a temporary revoke_admin/grant_admin flow with a prominent notice bar, and Nathank clarified he wants a low-friction way to experience user privileges while keeping admin superpowers. post 45 · post 47 · post 48
In #feature, Nathank also asked for progress on creating individual event topics for recurring events, noting that managing and archiving recurring event topics manually is painful.
\nOver in chat, Gilles shared a custom script for mobile swipe gestures that opens the sidebar from the left edge and returns from chat channels to the main chat list. The script is designed for Android first, and can be dropped into a theme component’s common/head.
data-onebox-src, plus a few smaller issues. Lilly replied with a screenshot showing the original component working fine on her site, and Terraboss acknowledged the feedback, saying it’s still too early to know whether the real cause was found.user_id and granted_by_id. Without usernames, external services must make extra admin-level API calls just to resolve identities. read moreXerxes outlined how to build a community with a trending widget, category subscriptions, and a custom feed page. Category followed topics are native to Discourse, but a custom trending widget and a personalised homepage require theme components or custom development.
\nNathank flagged that the upcoming-events block appears broken in the demo theme — likely due to a core change — even though the same block still works on meta.discourse.org. He asked if there is an easy fix that can be pushed to the demo theme.
\nSam joined the LLM-generated themes & plugins tagging discussion, sharing a forward-looking view that AI is becoming more evenly diffused and will increasingly be self-hosted by communities and businesses.
\nNathank was the most active team member yesterday, contributing to regular mode for admins, individual event topics for recurring events, and reporting the broken upcoming-events block in the demo theme. He also followed up on the regular-mode thread to clarify the need for a non-destructive “view as user” experience. read more
\nBurke opened a support request about usernames in user_badge webhook payloads, a useful ask for anyone building external badge-triggered workflows.
\nYesterday the forum balanced plain-text books, taught mobile sidebars a few new swipe tricks, and imagined a future where every community runs its own AI — may your accounts balance as neatly as a hledger journal. ![\":abacus:\"](\"https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/twitter/abacus.png?v=15\" "\\":abacus:\\"")
Update: first milestone of my fork
\nThanks for the feedback. My fork has kept the safe-mode banner away so far. My best guess for the cause is still a missing data-onebox-src attribute, but that isn’t confirmed, so please treat it as experimental.
Since then I’ve added a few things, some of them wished for earlier in this thread:
\nAll credit for the original idea goes to @Lhc_fl. The fork was built with some AI help from Claude. I’d be glad to hear how it works for others.
","post_number":122,"post_type":1,"posts_count":118,"updated_at":"2026-09-28T13:35:18.356Z","reply_count":0,"reply_to_post_number":121,"quote_count":0,"incoming_link_count":2,"reads":12,"readers_count":11,"score":12.4,"yours":false,"topic_id":261792,"topic_slug":"twitter-native-embed","topic_title":"Twitter Native Embed","topic_html_title":"Twitter Native Embed","category_id":120,"display_username":"Markus","primary_group_name":null,"flair_name":null,"flair_url":null,"flair_bg_color":null,"flair_color":null,"flair_group_id":null,"badges_granted":[],"version":3,"can_edit":false,"can_delete":false,"can_recover":false,"can_see_hidden_post":false,"can_wiki":false,"user_title":"","reply_to_user":{"id":127856,"username":"Lilly","name":"Lillian ","avatar_template":"/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/{size}/575047_2.png"},"bookmarked":false,"raw":"**Update: first milestone of my fork**\n\nThanks for the feedback. My fork has kept the safe-mode banner away so far. My best guess for the cause is still a missing `data-onebox-src` attribute, but that isn't confirmed, so please treat it as experimental.\n\nSince then I've added a few things, some of them wished for earlier in this thread:\n\n* **the plain link above a tweet disappears** once the tweet has loaded (it stays if X can't be reached)\n* less jumping while tweets load, and no duplicate embeds\n* dark mode for embeds\n* bare X links that Discourse didn't onebox are embedded too\n* quoting a post with an X link no longer replaces your quote with the tweet\n\nhttps://github.com/terraboss/discourse-x-native-embed\n\nAll credit for the original idea goes to @Lhc_fl. The fork was built with some AI help from Claude. I'd be glad to hear how it works for others.","actions_summary":[],"moderator":false,"admin":false,"staff":false,"user_id":12852,"hidden":false,"trust_level":2,"deleted_at":null,"user_deleted":false,"edit_reason":null,"can_view_edit_history":true,"wiki":false,"excerpt":"Update: first milestone of my fork \nThanks for the feedback. My fork has kept the safe-mode banner away so far. My best guess for the cause is still a missing data-onebox-src attribute, but that isn’t confirmed, so please treat it as experimental. \nSince then I’ve added a few things, some of them wi…","truncated":true,"post_url":"/t/twitter-native-embed/261792/122","locale":"en","is_localized":false,"language":"en","customer_flair_customer":null,"event":null,"reactions":[],"current_user_reaction":null,"reaction_users_count":0,"current_user_used_main_reaction":false,"can_accept_answer":false,"can_unaccept_answer":false,"accepted_answer":false,"topic_accepted_answer":null},{"id":2044418,"name":"Nate Dhaliwal","username":"NateDhaliwal","avatar_template":"/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/{size}/313494_2.png","created_at":"2026-09-28T02:35:46.686Z","cooked":"Yes, but I was thinking that paired with the banner at the top of the page like user impersonation, where it tells you time left and an exit button.
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{\n \"user_badge\": {\n \"id\": 123456,\n \"granted_at\": \"2026-09-25T14:54:42.073Z\",\n \"created_at\": \"2026-09-26T05:34:12.965Z\",\n \"post_id\": 234567,\n \"post_number\": 1,\n \"badge_id\": 123,\n \"user_id\": 456,\n \"granted_by_id\": -1,\n \"topic_id\": 56789\n }\n}\nGetting the username for the user_id (and granted_by_id if it’s not -1) requires an additional call to /admin/users/{user_id}.json, which not only requires additional requests, but also requires admin privileges as far as I can tell.
Is there a way to get username for a given a user_id using an API key without needing admin privileges?
I’m creating an external service that I was hoping to trigger when specific badge(s) are granted; however, it needs the username and badge webhooks only returns user IDs. ![\":confused:\"](\"https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/twitter/confused.png?v=15\" "\\":confused:\\"")
this component is not broken and works as expected on my site.
\n","post_number":121,"post_type":1,"posts_count":118,"updated_at":"2026-09-28T02:28:55.841Z","reply_count":1,"reply_to_post_number":null,"quote_count":0,"incoming_link_count":0,"reads":13,"readers_count":12,"score":52.6,"yours":false,"topic_id":261792,"topic_slug":"twitter-native-embed","topic_title":"Twitter Native Embed","topic_html_title":"Twitter Native Embed","category_id":120,"display_username":"Lillian ","primary_group_name":null,"flair_name":null,"flair_url":null,"flair_bg_color":null,"flair_color":null,"flair_group_id":null,"badges_granted":[],"version":2,"can_edit":false,"can_delete":false,"can_recover":false,"can_see_hidden_post":false,"can_wiki":false,"user_title":"","bookmarked":false,"raw":"this component is not broken and works as expected on my site. \n\n","actions_summary":[{"id":2,"count":3}],"moderator":false,"admin":false,"staff":false,"user_id":127856,"hidden":false,"trust_level":3,"deleted_at":null,"user_deleted":false,"edit_reason":null,"can_view_edit_history":true,"wiki":false,"excerpt":"this component is not broken and works as expected on my site. \n [IMG_5784]","truncated":true,"post_url":"/t/twitter-native-embed/261792/121","locale":"en","is_localized":false,"language":"en","customer_flair_customer":null,"event":null,"reactions":[{"id":"heart","type":"emoji","count":2},{"id":"discourse","type":"emoji","count":1}],"current_user_reaction":null,"reaction_users_count":3,"current_user_used_main_reaction":false,"can_accept_answer":false,"can_unaccept_answer":false,"accepted_answer":false,"topic_accepted_answer":null},{"id":2044414,"name":"Nathan Kershaw","username":"nathank","avatar_template":"/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nathank/{size}/290039_2.png","created_at":"2026-09-28T01:52:22.569Z","cooked":"\nHi Manuel - I saw that you did this several weeks ago.
\nThe upcoming-events block seems to have broken though in the demo theme; it also broke in my forked version (before updating it), so it is likely due to a core change.
\nI know that this is still very experimental, but I note that the upcoming-events block is working for meta.discourse.org. If there is something easy that can be pushed out to it to get that block working in the demo, it would be deeply appreciated!
","post_number":24,"post_type":1,"posts_count":22,"updated_at":"2026-09-28T01:52:22.569Z","reply_count":0,"reply_to_post_number":12,"quote_count":1,"incoming_link_count":0,"reads":13,"readers_count":12,"score":2.6,"yours":false,"topic_id":401629,"topic_slug":"skills-for-authoring-themes-and-blocks","topic_title":"Skills for authoring themes and blocks","topic_html_title":"Skills for authoring themes and blocks","category_id":7,"display_username":"Nathan Kershaw","primary_group_name":null,"flair_name":"support-advocates","flair_url":"https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/e/4/e4038d4d9848de2eabab38e17b8bdb69da154024.svg","flair_bg_color":"FFFFFF","flair_color":"","flair_group_id":148,"badges_granted":[],"version":1,"can_edit":false,"can_delete":false,"can_recover":false,"can_see_hidden_post":false,"can_wiki":false,"user_title":"Support Advocate","title_is_group":false,"bookmarked":false,"raw":"[quote=\"manuel, post:12, topic:401629\"]\nI’ll push changes to the all the blocks on the demo theme once this is available.\n\n[/quote]\n\nHi Manuel - I saw that you did this several weeks ago.\n\nThe upcoming-events block seems to have broken though in the demo theme; it also broke in my forked version (before updating it), so it is likely due to a core change.\n\nI know that this is still very experimental, but I note that the upcoming-events block **is** working for meta.discourse.org. If there is something easy that can be pushed out to it to get that block working in the demo, it would be deeply appreciated!","actions_summary":[],"moderator":false,"admin":false,"staff":false,"user_id":57788,"hidden":false,"trust_level":4,"deleted_at":null,"user_deleted":false,"edit_reason":null,"can_view_edit_history":true,"wiki":false,"excerpt":"Hi Manuel - I saw that you did this several weeks ago. \nThe upcoming-events block seems to have broken though in the demo theme; it also broke in my forked version (before updating it), so it is likely due to a core change. \nI know that this is still very experimental, but I note that the upcoming-…","truncated":true,"post_url":"/t/skills-for-authoring-themes-and-blocks/401629/24","locale":"en","is_localized":false,"language":"en","customer_flair_customer":null,"event":null,"reactions":[],"current_user_reaction":null,"reaction_users_count":0,"current_user_used_main_reaction":false,"can_accept_answer":false,"can_unaccept_answer":false,"accepted_answer":false,"topic_accepted_answer":null},{"id":2044407,"name":"Nathan Kershaw","username":"nathank","avatar_template":"/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nathank/{size}/290039_2.png","created_at":"2026-09-28T01:26:40.729Z","cooked":"I guess I’m after a low friction way to experience what my users experience most of the time, while still being able to quickly and easily dip into my superpowers (and to be recognised as an admin).
\nRevoking admin status would compromise those somewhat!
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So in a plugin, what about changing the user serializer to set admin to false? So any admin checks will fail, showing a non-admin UI?
Or, running revoke_admin then grant_admin after a fixed period of time?
Would be great to see this; I’ve had many situations where I didn’t realise that my users couldn’t do things (e.g. create events, interact with Kanban, etc) that I could.
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\n| User | \nLikes | \nPosts | \n
|---|---|---|
| awesomerobot | \n66 | \n15 | \n
| chapoi | \n43 | \n8 | \n
| sam | \n42 | \n9 | \n
| pmusaraj | \n41 | \n11 | \n
| Canapin | \n34 | \n7 | \n
| satonotdead | \n30 | \n35 | \n
| darkpixlz | \n30 | \n11 | \n
| RGJ | \n24 | \n15 | \n
| Moin | \n21 | \n19 | \n
| Kianga | \n21 | \n4 | \n
The @team group was exceptionally active, with awesomerobot, chapoi, sam, and pmusaraj topping the leaderboard — details in the team roundup below.
\npmusaraj announced native Markdown endpoints for topic lists and views in Discourse core, making it much easier for AI tools and other clients to read forum content without parsing HTML. The feature ships enabled by default via Upcoming Changes, and Moin got a useful breakdown of supported lists — /latest.md, category/subcategory lists, single-tag lists, and more. Ethsim2’s request for a dedicated Markdown representation of discourse-post-event blocks was quickly implemented in a PR. read more
chapoi launched a “basic” composer toolbar customisation experiment, letting users hide buttons they never touch — bold, italic, text sizes, emoji, GIF, and more — via Preferences → Interface. mcwumbly was an early tester, trimming his toolbar to just blockquote and GIF. It’s a first step toward the long-requested customizable composer toolbar feature and connects directly to ongoing composer redesign feedback. read more
\nawesomerobot introduced an experimental user sidebar navigation for user profiles, with collapsible sections and a link filter to tame the crowded horizontal tabs. Feedback came thick and fast: Lilly and twofoursixeight initially found reaction/vote/solved links missing from notifications (restored by awesomerobot), one1 questioned the “Filter Links” label, and kddkd offered detailed mobile UX concerns — which awesomerobot agreed needs a different approach on small screens. read more
\nawesomerobot also showed how to power your own AI Q&A homepage with Discourse, including a new ai bot conversations homepage option and the ability to let anonymous users preview the page. A follow-up walkthrough detailed the “Discourse Helper” agent setup used on ask.discourse.com. EricGT connected the feature to the app interviewer idea, and awesomerobot confirmed a related guided-interview feature is already in the works. read more
stephtara’s panicked “Random usernames?” support question kicked off a rapid-fire fix: users were suddenly signing up as “PoutyTurtle58” thanks to the easier email-code signup change. pmusaraj confirmed the team was switching random username generation to default off within hours, and rishabh later noted the feature is now fully opt-in. Moin helpfully pointed out that the adjective/noun word lists and username_change_period are configurable for communities that like the feature. read more
The Voice rooms feature hit a snag when putty couldn’t invite users via link. pmusaraj diagnosed the issue: periods in usernames broke the /invited-by/derek.putnam route, with a fix PR on the way. Meanwhile Falco headed off on vacation, leaving gilles to wish him well in French. read more
sam investigated why AI Web Artifacts stopped rendering, finding that a series of security fixes over-constrained sharing — artifacts now required both the artifact and its creating post to be public. He’s exploring a new system to share a single artifact alone, while MachineScholar revived the idea of artifact webhook support. read more
\nnat answered detailed setup questions about the new built-in MCP server, including how to grant scopes to MCP-created users via the Access tab and group-based permissions. satonotdead reported a glowing real-world test: using MCP scopes to edit tags and categories across hundreds of posts in under an hour. read more
\nloic posted the September 2026 monthly release, linking to the v2026.9.0 changelog and patch releases for v2026.8.1, v2026.7.3, and v2026.1.9. read more
\necki couldn’t find the Discourse version number anywhere in the redesigned admin dashboard on a self-hosted ESR install. mcwumbly explained a redesigned system section was added for self-hosters about a month ago and can be reordered via the Configure menu, while Moin clarified that ESR users won’t receive the improvement until the next ESR release. pfaffman shared a handy trick — the version is in the page source. read more
\nmbauman reported that custom flags can’t be edited even when never used, despite a prior fix. awesomerobot reproduced it as an ID collision and shared a fix PR to straighten things out. read more
\nGallussi struggled with a persistent DiscourseConnect HMAC validation failure between WordPress and a hosted Discourse instance, debugging a custom PHP provider with help from RGJ — including a key hint to use urldecode(). In the end, the reliable fix was switching to the standard WP-Discourse Provider, which handled the SSO flow cleanly. read more
Jagster hit a 502 error after rebuilding a self-hosted Discourse with ActivityPub enabled. pmusaraj and techAPJ identified a Rails 8.1 incompatibility that had been fixed upstream about 15 minutes before the report; a subsequent rebuild with the fix worked nicely. read more
\nCanapin found that pressing Enter on quick search no longer opens the advanced search page when AI search is the default, with satonotdead confirming the trigger conditions. A fix was on the way by week’s end. read more
\nRGJ diagnosed a route conflict in the Discourse Fingerprint plugin that broke the /admin/plugins/fingerprint report page, opening a fix PR that zogstrip reviewed, approved, and merged. read more
msohm reported that pasting code from Docusaurus sites broke code formatting, shattering code blocks into individually backticked lines. renato traced it to Docusaurus rendering each line as its own div and merged a fix, with the corrected paste output verified in-thread. read more
kio documented a GDPR-relevant privacy leak: a queued post’s full body remains in the review queue even after the author deletes the post, and the admin “Scrub” action doesn’t cover ReviewableQueuedPost — meaning there’s no path to remove the personal data without permanently destroying the post record. read more
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/boards intro text (“Create and manage boards with columns.”) is odd for non-admins. Jagster noted site texts are editable, and follow-up screenshots highlighted the viewer experience. See also the Discourse Boards plugin topic for related community feedback. read moreThe official blog told the story of how TurboRenault moved 20,000 members and 750,000 posts from XenForo to Discourse, with admin Andrew_Bond’s only regret being that he didn’t make the switch sooner. read more
\nDiscourse also published “Introducing Discourse Workflows”, a blog post about the new Workflows plugin aimed at automating the repetitive mechanical overhead of community management. read more
\nMembers of the @team group were out in force this week, driving announcements, shipping fixes, and answering support questions across the forum.
\nawesomerobot had a standout week, announcing the experimental user sidebar navigation and the new AI Q&A homepage settings, confirming a fix was on the way for the AI-search Enter key bug, and helping putty trace mysterious unread message counts to bot chats. They also pushed fixes for unused custom flags and the voice badge overwrite issue, and pointed aliciadavid toward the Workflows plugin as an automation answer in the Muse AI thread.
\nchapoi launched the composer toolbar customisation experiment, tying it back to the long-running toolbar customization feature request and the composer redesign thread. He also contributed to the LLM tagging debate, noting that Discourse itself is now developed heavily with AI.
\nsam was at the center of the LLM-generated plugin tagging discussion, arguing for automated security scanning of third-party themes/plugins instead of disclosure labels and revealing his own AI-first development workflow. He also investigated broken AI Web Artifacts after security fixes over-constrained them, and shared development environment advice in How to properly use pi.dev with dv.
\npmusaraj announced the new native Markdown endpoints in core, confirmed random username generation would default to off after community feedback, and diagnosed the voice invite-link bug (periods in usernames). He also weighed in on the ActivityPub 502 issue, fixed the markdown encoding errors, and noted the Discourse to Markdown plugin functionality landing in core.
\nzogstrip reviewed and merged @RGJ’s fingerprint plugin route fix, offered to review a PR for YouTube description support in RSS Polling, fixed the topic summarization spacing bug, and addressed the deleted category “About” topic permanence issue.
\nnat provided extensive support for the built-in MCP server, moved Gryzor’s auto-translate tag request into a proper feature topic, and updated the AI-generated tag translations thread with context improvements now in core.
\nFalco shared his vacation status while traveling on the Voice rooms topic and answered Discourse AI embeddings questions, confirming that any OpenAI-compatible model can be used as a provider.
\nloic posted the September 2026 monthly release with changelog and patch release details.
\nmcwumbly tested the composer toolbar experiment, helped ecki find the version in the redesigned admin dashboard, and explained the new system section visibility for self-hosters.
\nrenato fixed the Docusaurus code-formatting paste bug and chimed in on the form templates markdown field, noting the resizing issue slipped under the radar but should be an easy fix.
\nThanks for reading, and I’ll see you again next week!
Welcome to the weekly roundup of activity on meta.discourse.org for September 20–27, 2026. It was a busy week, headlined by a major debate about AI-generated plugins, several experimental UI announcements, new Markdown endpoints in core, and a flurry of bug fixes from the team.
\n| User | \nLikes | \nPosts | \n
|---|---|---|
| awesomerobot | \n66 | \n15 | \n
| chapoi | \n43 | \n8 | \n
| sam | \n42 | \n9 | \n
| pmusaraj | \n41 | \n11 | \n
| Canapin | \n34 | \n7 | \n
| satonotdead | \n30 | \n35 | \n
| darkpixlz | \n30 | \n11 | \n
| RGJ | \n24 | \n15 | \n
| Moin | \n21 | \n19 | \n
| Kianga | \n21 | \n4 | \n
The @team group was exceptionally active, with awesomerobot, chapoi, sam, and pmusaraj topping the leaderboard — details in the team roundup below.
\npmusaraj announced native Markdown endpoints for topic lists and views in Discourse core, making it much easier for AI tools and other clients to read forum content without parsing HTML. The feature ships enabled by default via Upcoming Changes, and Moin got a useful breakdown of supported lists — /latest.md, category/subcategory lists, single-tag lists, and more. Ethsim2’s request for a dedicated Markdown representation of discourse-post-event blocks was quickly implemented in a PR. read more
chapoi launched a “basic” composer toolbar customisation experiment, letting users hide buttons they never touch — bold, italic, text sizes, emoji, GIF, and more — via Preferences → Interface. mcwumbly was an early tester, trimming his toolbar to just blockquote and GIF. It’s a first step toward the long-requested customizable composer toolbar feature and connects directly to ongoing composer redesign feedback. read more
\nawesomerobot introduced an experimental user sidebar navigation for user profiles, with collapsible sections and a link filter to tame the crowded horizontal tabs. Feedback came thick and fast: Lilly and twofoursixeight initially found reaction/vote/solved links missing from notifications (restored by awesomerobot), one1 questioned the “Filter Links” label, and kddkd offered detailed mobile UX concerns — which awesomerobot agreed needs a different approach on small screens. read more
\nawesomerobot also showed how to power your own AI Q&A homepage with Discourse, including a new ai bot conversations homepage option and the ability to let anonymous users preview the page. A follow-up walkthrough detailed the “Discourse Helper” agent setup used on ask.discourse.com. EricGT connected the feature to the app interviewer idea, and awesomerobot confirmed a related guided-interview feature is already in the works. read more
stephtara’s panicked “Random usernames?” support question kicked off a rapid-fire fix: users were suddenly signing up as “PoutyTurtle58” thanks to the easier email-code signup change. pmusaraj confirmed the team was switching random username generation to default off within hours, and rishabh later noted the feature is now fully opt-in. Moin helpfully pointed out that the adjective/noun word lists and username_change_period are configurable for communities that like the feature. read more
The Voice rooms feature hit a snag when putty couldn’t invite users via link. pmusaraj diagnosed the issue: periods in usernames broke the /invited-by/derek.putnam route, with a fix PR on the way. Meanwhile Falco headed off on vacation, leaving gilles to wish him well in French. read more
sam investigated why AI Web Artifacts stopped rendering, finding that a series of security fixes over-constrained sharing — artifacts now required both the artifact and its creating post to be public. He’s exploring a new system to share a single artifact alone, while MachineScholar revived the idea of artifact webhook support. read more
\nnat answered detailed setup questions about the new built-in MCP server, including how to grant scopes to MCP-created users via the Access tab and group-based permissions. satonotdead reported a glowing real-world test: using MCP scopes to edit tags and categories across hundreds of posts in under an hour. read more
\nloic posted the September 2026 monthly release, linking to the v2026.9.0 changelog and patch releases for v2026.8.1, v2026.7.3, and v2026.1.9. read more
\necki couldn’t find the Discourse version number anywhere in the redesigned admin dashboard on a self-hosted ESR install. mcwumbly explained a redesigned system section was added for self-hosters about a month ago and can be reordered via the Configure menu, while Moin clarified that ESR users won’t receive the improvement until the next ESR release. pfaffman shared a handy trick — the version is in the page source. read more
\nmbauman reported that custom flags can’t be edited even when never used, despite a prior fix. awesomerobot reproduced it as an ID collision and shared a fix PR to straighten things out. read more
\nGallussi struggled with a persistent DiscourseConnect HMAC validation failure between WordPress and a hosted Discourse instance, debugging a custom PHP provider with help from RGJ — including a key hint to use urldecode(). In the end, the reliable fix was switching to the standard WP-Discourse Provider, which handled the SSO flow cleanly. read more
Jagster hit a 502 error after rebuilding a self-hosted Discourse with ActivityPub enabled. pmusaraj and techAPJ identified a Rails 8.1 incompatibility that had been fixed upstream about 15 minutes before the report; a subsequent rebuild with the fix worked nicely. read more
\nCanapin found that pressing Enter on quick search no longer opens the advanced search page when AI search is the default, with satonotdead confirming the trigger conditions. A fix was on the way by week’s end. read more
\nRGJ diagnosed a route conflict in the Discourse Fingerprint plugin that broke the /admin/plugins/fingerprint report page, opening a fix PR that zogstrip reviewed, approved, and merged. read more
msohm reported that pasting code from Docusaurus sites broke code formatting, shattering code blocks into individually backticked lines. renato traced it to Docusaurus rendering each line as its own div and merged a fix, with the corrected paste output verified in-thread. read more
kio documented a GDPR-relevant privacy leak: a queued post’s full body remains in the review queue even after the author deletes the post, and the admin “Scrub” action doesn’t cover ReviewableQueuedPost — meaning there’s no path to remove the personal data without permanently destroying the post record. read more
/boards intro text (“Create and manage boards with columns.”) is odd for non-admins. Jagster noted site texts are editable, and follow-up screenshots highlighted the viewer experience. See also the Discourse Boards plugin topic for related community feedback. read moreThe official blog told the story of how TurboRenault moved 20,000 members and 750,000 posts from XenForo to Discourse, with admin Andrew_Bond’s only regret being that he didn’t make the switch sooner. read more
\nDiscourse also published “Introducing Discourse Workflows”, a blog post about the new Workflows plugin aimed at automating the repetitive mechanical overhead of community management. read more
\nMembers of the @team group were out in force this week, driving announcements, shipping fixes, and answering support questions across the forum.
\nawesomerobot had a standout week, announcing the experimental user sidebar navigation and the new AI Q&A homepage settings, confirming a fix was on the way for the AI-search Enter key bug, and helping putty trace mysterious unread message counts to bot chats. They also pushed fixes for unused custom flags and the voice badge overwrite issue, and pointed aliciadavid toward the Workflows plugin as an automation answer in the Muse AI thread.
\nchapoi launched the composer toolbar customisation experiment, tying it back to the long-running toolbar customization feature request and the composer redesign thread. He also contributed to the LLM tagging debate, noting that Discourse itself is now developed heavily with AI.
\nsam was at the center of the LLM-generated plugin tagging discussion, arguing for automated security scanning of third-party themes/plugins instead of disclosure labels and revealing his own AI-first development workflow. He also investigated broken AI Web Artifacts after security fixes over-constrained them, and shared development environment advice in How to properly use pi.dev with dv.
\npmusaraj announced the new native Markdown endpoints in core, confirmed random username generation would default to off after community feedback, and diagnosed the voice invite-link bug (periods in usernames). He also weighed in on the ActivityPub 502 issue, fixed the markdown encoding errors, and noted the Discourse to Markdown plugin functionality landing in core.
\nzogstrip reviewed and merged @RGJ’s fingerprint plugin route fix, offered to review a PR for YouTube description support in RSS Polling, fixed the topic summarization spacing bug, and addressed the deleted category “About” topic permanence issue.
\nnat provided extensive support for the built-in MCP server, moved Gryzor’s auto-translate tag request into a proper feature topic, and updated the AI-generated tag translations thread with context improvements now in core.
\nFalco shared his vacation status while traveling on the Voice rooms topic and answered Discourse AI embeddings questions, confirming that any OpenAI-compatible model can be used as a provider.
\nloic posted the September 2026 monthly release with changelog and patch release details.
\nmcwumbly tested the composer toolbar experiment, helped ecki find the version in the redesigned admin dashboard, and explained the new system section visibility for self-hosters.
\nrenato fixed the Docusaurus code-formatting paste bug and chimed in on the form templates markdown field, noting the resizing issue slipped under the radar but should be an easy fix.
\nThanks for reading, and I’ll see you again next week!
Over the past 24 hours, the community has been busy with 36 new posts across 16 new topics, earning 50 likes in total.
\nTop contributors by likes:
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\nRSS Polling Onebox — Heliosurge asked about setup and Sailor clarified that the plugin uses RSS Polling feeds and has no feed management of its own. Satonotdead proposed an optional LLM summary feature that stays grounded in the article’s content, comparing it to Ask Discourse, and Sailor noted it’s on the list as an opt-in feature. #rss-polling Read more
\nHledger Plugin - Render plain-text accounting journals in topics — Raucao introduced a new plugin that renders hledger journals as live dashboards, with reports including balance sheets, P&L, and equity, plus security measures like subprocess isolation, rate limits, and caching. Read more
\n#Theme component
\nTwitter Native Embed — Terraboss confirmed the component is still broken as of Sept 26, now throwing a post decorator error that triggers admin warnings. Satonotdead is moving to a community Nitter fork for embeds, but RGJ noted Nitter’s uncertain future, and Terraboss called for Discourse to approach X Corp for an official plugin. Read more
\nRight Sidebar Blocks — Satonotdead and Justin_Grimm2 asked to test Damian_Boon's new popular-tags addon, which was delivered to their inboxes. The addon also powers a community building example. Read more
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\nExperimental user sidebar navigation — NateDhaliwal praised the revamped sidebar and asked for a toggle back to the normal sidebar; Satonotdead responded with thoughts on unifying “back” buttons across the UI to improve navigation for newer users. Read more
\nEasier account signup using email codes — Takiro asked whether custom user fields, like “opt into artwork”, can appear on the new sign-up flow; Jonathan5 reported they do show in his experience but noted the field-entry screen doesn’t always appear consistently. #signup #login Read more
\nSite traffic explorer for new admin dashboard — Nickdb reported that the traffic explorer seems to have disappeared from the admin page; the details link now opens the old chart instead. Read more
\n/review, with no scrub path for reviewable queued posts and no scheduled cleanup. The report includes a reproduction PoC and highlights a likely GDPR concern. #gdpr #review-queue Read moreMix filters (order A-Z) with docs view? — Jenmck hit a 404 on Satonotdead's code link, and Satonotdead shared an updated URL for an experimental API initializer that applies the docs view filter. Read more
\nError for logged in users and Git hang — Agemo reported that a rebuild didn’t fix the admin login issue, where pre-break admins still can’t log in, and posted an error trace from the logs for further diagnosis. Read more
\n#Feature
\nLast 24 hours, the Team group contributed thoughtful replies to the ongoing LLM-generated themes & plugins discussion:
\nSimon joined the conversation to suggest that using AI agents to write Discourse themes might be appropriate and that a guide for non-programmers would be useful. He later expanded on his concerns about the societal impact of funneling so much work through a few large tech companies.
\nSam replied by pointing out that open weight models have quickly closed the gap with frontier models, and predicted that local and self-hosted AI will become increasingly common — just as at Discourse.
\nFrom hledger dashboards to AI-vibed theme development, yesterday proved that this community can balance the books while riding the cutting edge — see you in the threads!
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Sam replied that open weight models are quickly closing the gap on frontier models and predicted more self-hosted AI in the future, and Elmuerte cautioned that deterministic tools built with LLMs still need human verification. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/412871/60?silent=true)\n\n**#Plugin**\n\n- [RSS Polling Onebox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413361?silent=true) — Heliosurge asked about setup and Sailor clarified that the plugin uses RSS Polling feeds and has no feed management of its own. Satonotdead proposed an optional LLM summary feature that stays grounded in the article's content, comparing it to [Ask Discourse](https://ask.discourse.com), and Sailor noted it's on the list as an opt-in feature. [#rss-polling](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-polling-onebox/413361?silent=true) [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413361/4?silent=true)\n\n- [Hledger Plugin - Render plain-text accounting journals in topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413437?silent=true) — Raucao introduced a new plugin that renders hledger journals as live dashboards, with reports including balance sheets, P&L, and equity, plus security measures like subprocess isolation, rate limits, and caching. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413437/1?silent=true)\n\n**#Theme component**\n\n- [Twitter Native Embed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/261792?silent=true) — Terraboss confirmed the component is still broken as of Sept 26, now throwing a post decorator error that triggers admin warnings. Satonotdead is moving to a [community Nitter fork](https://codeberg.org/mv12star/shitter) for embeds, but RGJ noted Nitter's uncertain future, and Terraboss called for Discourse to approach X Corp for an official plugin. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/261792/112?silent=true)\n\n- [Right Sidebar Blocks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/231067?silent=true) — Satonotdead and Justin_Grimm2 asked to test Damian_Boon's new popular-tags addon, which was delivered to their inboxes. The addon also powers a [community building example](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-to-build-a-blog-reddit-x-or-facebook-style-scrolling-platform/411945?silent=true). [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/231067/213?silent=true)\n\n**#Community Building**\n\n- [Using Discourse to Build a Blog, Reddit, X or Facebook-Style Scrolling Platform](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411945?silent=true) — Damian_Boon posted a screenshot of his new addon for [Right Sidebar Blocks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/right-sidebar-blocks/231067?silent=true) that shows popular tags by time period in the right-hand sidebar, similar to Twitter. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411945/49?silent=true)\n\n**#Announcements**\n\n- [Experimental user sidebar navigation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413150?silent=true) — NateDhaliwal praised the revamped sidebar and asked for a toggle back to the normal sidebar; Satonotdead responded with thoughts on unifying \"back\" buttons across the UI to improve navigation for newer users. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413150/10?silent=true)\n\n- [Easier account signup using email codes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407068?silent=true) — Takiro asked whether custom user fields, like \"opt into artwork\", can appear on the new sign-up flow; Jonathan5 reported they do show in his experience but noted the field-entry screen doesn't always appear consistently. [#signup #login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easier-account-signup-using-email-codes/407068?silent=true) [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407068/57?silent=true)\n\n- [Site traffic explorer for new admin dashboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410853?silent=true) — Nickdb reported that the traffic explorer seems to have disappeared from the admin page; the details link now opens the old chart instead. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410853/9?silent=true)\n\n**#Bug**\n\n- [A queued post's full body stays in the review queue after its author deletes the post, with no way to scrub it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413380?silent=true) — Kio filed a thorough report showing that a deleted post's original body remains visible to staff at `/review`, with no scrub path for reviewable queued posts and no scheduled cleanup. The report includes a [reproduction PoC](https://github.com/Kioreo/oss-deletion-missing-pocs/blob/main/products/discourse/review-queue-retains-deleted-post-body/poc.py) and highlights a likely GDPR concern. [#gdpr #review-queue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413380?silent=true) [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413380/1?silent=true)\n\n**#Support**\n\n- [Mix filters (order A-Z) with docs view?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/361770?silent=true) — Jenmck hit a 404 on Satonotdead's code link, and Satonotdead shared an updated URL for an experimental API initializer that applies the docs view filter. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/361770/5?silent=true)\n\n- [Error for logged in users and Git hang](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411513?silent=true) — Agemo reported that a rebuild didn't fix the admin login issue, where pre-break admins still can't log in, and posted an error trace from the logs for further diagnosis. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411513/35?silent=true)\n\n**#Development**\n\n- [Is it possible to make a community with trending widget, subscription to categories and custom feed page?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/212768?silent=true) — Xerxes confirmed all three are possible: category subscriptions are built-in, a custom feed can filter by followed categories, and a trending widget needs a theme component for custom ranking (e.g., recency, likes, views). [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/212768/5?silent=true)\n\n**#Feature**\n\n- [Swipe pour le chat](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411449?silent=true) — Gilles shared a mobile browser script that adds swipe gestures to open the sidebar or go back from a chat channel on Android, with an invitation for iPhone users to test. [#chat](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411449?silent=true) [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411449/5?silent=true)\n\n**#UX**\n\n- [Improving the boards feature user experience](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413287?silent=true) — M_Terenui noted that regular viewers see the editing frame and configuration box for boards even though they can't use them, and suggested hiding the editing frame from non-admins. [#boards](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413287?silent=true) [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/413287/3?silent=true)\n\n---\n\n## Activity by the Team Group\n\nLast 24 hours, the Team group contributed thoughtful replies to the ongoing [LLM-generated themes & plugins discussion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/412871?silent=true):\n\n- Simon [joined the conversation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/412871/56?silent=true) to suggest that using AI agents to write Discourse themes might be appropriate and that a guide for non-programmers would be useful. 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\n","post_number":58,"post_type":1,"posts_count":47,"updated_at":"2026-09-27T16:36:21.985Z","reply_count":0,"reply_to_post_number":57,"quote_count":2,"incoming_link_count":1,"reads":12,"readers_count":11,"score":7.4,"yours":false,"topic_id":407068,"topic_slug":"easier-account-signup-using-email-codes","topic_title":"Easier account signup using email codes","topic_html_title":"Easier account signup using email codes","category_id":67,"display_username":"","primary_group_name":null,"flair_name":null,"flair_url":null,"flair_bg_color":null,"flair_color":null,"flair_group_id":null,"badges_granted":[],"version":1,"can_edit":false,"can_delete":false,"can_recover":false,"can_see_hidden_post":false,"can_wiki":false,"user_title":"","bookmarked":false,"raw":"[quote=\"Takiro, post:57, topic:407068\"]\ncustom user fields\n[/quote]\n\nYes, in my experience... as long as users aren't prevented from changing their username!\n\n[quote=\"Jonathan5, post:47, topic:407068\"]\n2. A screen (not mentioned in this topic) appeared before the username one, asking for Full name and custom fields to be entered. This is good. But this also DID NOT APPEAR before. The difference doesn’t make any sense.\n[/quote]","actions_summary":[],"moderator":false,"admin":false,"staff":false,"user_id":82343,"hidden":false,"trust_level":2,"deleted_at":null,"user_deleted":false,"edit_reason":null,"can_view_edit_history":true,"wiki":false,"excerpt":"Yes, in my experience… as long as users aren’t prevented from changing their username!","truncated":true,"post_url":"/t/easier-account-signup-using-email-codes/407068/58","locale":"en","is_localized":false,"language":"en","customer_flair_customer":null,"event":null,"reactions":[],"current_user_reaction":null,"reaction_users_count":0,"current_user_used_main_reaction":false,"can_accept_answer":false,"can_unaccept_answer":false,"accepted_answer":false,"topic_accepted_answer":null}]}