Today on meta.discourse.org…
Key Stats
- New posts: 84
- New topics: 12
Top users:
- Arkshine (26 likes, 7 posts)
- pfaffman (16 likes, 6 posts)
- merefield (13 likes, 8 posts)
- Moin (13 likes, 5 posts)
- Tealk (5 likes, 2 posts)
Interesting Topics
Theme component
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Arkshine introduced a new theme component called Banner Featured Links, which allows users to create a banner of links inspired by the Meta Branded theme. The component received positive feedback and a small fix was pushed to address an initial issue.
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A user reported that category icons were not displaying on mobile in the autocomplete search results after updating to Discourse 3.3.1. Arkshine provided a quick CSS fix while suggesting it might be related to existing component CSS.
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SupportGeek sought help with compiling JavaScript for a custom component to add a new topic button in the topic list. After some trial and error, they managed to get working code using LLaMA AI. merefield advised against using widgets and recommended Glimmer Components instead.
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pfaffman reported an issue with the FormKit documentation, specifically an incorrect import path. He suggested updating the documentation to reflect the correct path.
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NateDhaliwal asked for advice on implementing a persistent banner in their theme component. Moin provided guidance on using plugin outlets and suggested looking at existing examples.
- Jagster proposed making every system prompt of AIs editable, particularly focusing on improving AI explanations. Falco confirmed this feature is on the roadmap for the coming months.
- A user reported an issue with the default category heading not being hidden when using a category banner. Moin suggested using CSS to hide the default heading until an official fix is implemented.
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NogayHan encountered difficulties starting Discourse after a server update, receiving 502 and 503 errors. pfaffman and simon provided troubleshooting steps and suggested potential causes.
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mbiistscther reported an issue with the Activate Account page showing a blank page after updating to Discourse 3.4.0. simon suggested it might be related to Cloudflare’s Speed Brain feature and recommended disabling it.
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riderdivyanshu sought help installing the AI plugin on Discourse v3.4.0.beta1, sharing error logs. Other users suggested addressing email, domain, and database configuration issues first.
- tobiaseigen discussed educating users about trust level group memberships, proposing to prevent adding multiple trust level groups in settings to avoid confusion.
- NogayHan encountered issues starting Discourse after a server update, receiving errors during the rebuild process. pfaffman and simon provided troubleshooting steps and suggestions.
Activity by the @team Group
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mcwumbly acknowledged feedback about developer documentation and assured it would be addressed after the meetup week.
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Falco confirmed that making every system prompt of AIs editable is on the roadmap for the coming months.
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tobiaseigen discussed simplifying descriptions for allowed groups settings to improve clarity and prevent confusion among users.
Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow! 