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Today on meta.discourse.org…


Key Stats

  • Total New Posts: 101
  • Total New Topics: 15

Top Users:


Interesting Topics

Announcements

  • PostgreSQL 15 update: henvo, pfaffman, and others dissected the upgrade challenges, sharing solutions and troubleshooting steps. Read more

#Site feedback

  • Regarding the “don’t mention/PM team members” étiquette: Canapin raised concerns about the unwritten rule and discussed making team interactions more approachable. Read more

Releases

  • Where to find the latest major release: Saif detailed the new process for accessing release notes, linking to related blog posts and notes for recent betas. Read more

Support

  • How to change the color of the topic list dividers?: Users sought CSS fixes for barely visible dividers with helpful tips and solutions shared by Arkshine and omarfilip. Read more

Support, ai

  • AI helper does not know the difference between Discourse and Discord: A playful yet pointed discussion unfolded as RGJ and sam debated AI hallucinations and the biases in tokenized prompts. Read more

#Self-Hosting

  • Troubleshoot email on a new Discourse install: tobiaseigen welcomed newcomers with debugging advice on SMTP and password quirks, sparking useful follow-up comments. Read more

blog, trust-levels

  • Understanding Discourse Trust Levels: outdzi and Moin explored whether automated promotion applies across different forums, clarifying common misconceptions. Read more

Support

  • I want to remove the username display here. Where can I adjust this setting?: Users debated theme components and CSS tweaks after wenqin’s initial query sparked community solutions. Read more

Theme

  • FKB Pro - Social theme: After users encountered display issues with badge style boxes, LaptechInfo and Don collaborated on a swift fix via GitHub commits. Read more

Theme component

  • Quote Callouts: A quick thumbs-up from patrickemin acknowledged the neatness of improved callout styling in discussions. Read more

UX, mobile

  • Badge-category__name needs a width constraint for long category names: rahim123 and Canapin highlighted mobile display issues and proposed CSS constraints to prevent overflow. Read more

Plugin, experimental, activitypub

  • ActivityPub Plugin: Jagster and others dived into the challenges of image handling and Mastodon integrations, outlining plans for improved support. Read more

Support

  • Discourse Update Error: Your Docker installation is not working correctly: hanisch’s Docker pull rate error galvanized advice from pfaffman on authentication and OS updates. Read more

Support

  • Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates not renewing: GeoffSchultz flagged impending certificate expiries on DigitalOcean droplet installs, prompting solutions involving command-line rebuilds and Docker logins. Read more

Theme

  • Isabelle, an Animal Crossing inspired theme: LaptechInfo sought guidance on color palette mismatches post-installation, inviting community insights for aesthetic tweaks. Read more

Activity by the @team Group

  • Saif led the conversation on major releases by posting about Where to find the latest major release. Dive into his update here.
  • sam contributed to the discussion on AI misinterpretations in AI helper does not know the difference between Discourse and Discord. Check out his insights here.
  • tobiaseigen offered welcome troubleshooting tips in Troubleshoot email on a new Discourse install, helping new users navigate configuration quirks. Explore his post here.

What a whirlwind day on meta.discourse.org – yesterday’s deep dives into upgrade errors and ingenious CSS fixes left us all buzzing with ideas and ready for another round of community brilliance!

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