Today on meta.discourse.org…
Key Stats
- New Posts: 133
- New Topics: 19
- Top Users:
- merefield – 10 posts, 20 likes
- alltiagocom – 17 posts, 19 likes
- Arkshine – 8 posts, 17 likes
- jordan-violet – 6 posts, 11 likes
- supermathie – 5 posts, 9 likes
- Canapin – 11 posts, 9 likes
- awesomerobot – 3 posts, 8 likes
- lindsey – 1 post, 6 likes
- david – 2 posts, 5 likes
- angus – 5 posts, 5 likes
For additional details, check out the overall discussion on meta.discourse.org.
Interesting Topics
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Support – Tricky question regarding Discourse permalinks:
jordan-violet asked how to create resilient permalinks for external URLs while Arkshine demonstrated how to use regex normalization. read more -
Feature – Suggestion for the “Characters Required” plugin:
alltiagocom and merefield discussed enhancing the plugin by applying the character limit indicator to titles and refining the count display. read more -
Announcements – Dropping iOS 15 support in May 2025:
In this announcement, a_lilian, david, and others reviewed browser support details and clarified that the latest versions are the only ones supported. read more -
Support – Bulk create topics from Obsidian:
alltiagocom raised the challenge of importing over 120 markdown journal entries, and Arkshine suggested using an Obsidian plugin to publish content efficiently. read more -
Announcements – Test our new composer on Meta!:
Updates on the rich text versus Markdown-only editor were shared by lindsey and others, reassuring users that Markdown remains available. read more -
Support – How to add categories next to latest post and trending topics?:
Olle11 inquired about displaying category labels alongside trending topics, with merefield offering an easy fix using menu configurations. read more -
Plugin – ActivityPub Plugin:
The discussion focused on federated post boosting and identifying federation link behavior as users shared their perspectives. read more -
UX – Votes display could be nicer, missing spacing:
awesomerobot and schneeland noted irregularities with zero vote counts and topic title spacing, prompting a tweak in the custom CSS. read more -
UX – My suggestion for the Themes/Components panel (CSS inside):
Feedback was given on the cramped layout of the new Themes/Components panel with suggestions to boost readability and usability. read more -
Support – Bounced Email Info Not Found:
LotusJeff experimented with AWS SES settings as supermathie later clarified that minimal bounce data is received without raw message delivery. read more -
Bug – Issue with custom CSS “Save” button on smaller screens:
Users reported display issues with the custom CSS save button which was later addressed by awesomerobot. read more -
Support – Failed Rebuild of Poorly Maintained Server w/ Ownership Issues – Looking for Help:
Members like thoka, qtenny, and supermathie exchanged troubleshooting tips including git pull advice to resolve server rebuild issues. read more -
Community – Private server trust levels:
wbadmin asked for best practices in adjusting trust levels for private forums, with suggestions to leverage invite links and groups offered in the discussion. read more -
UX – Sidebar plugins don’t match the plugin list under all installed plugins:
jordan-violet raised concerns about inconsistencies between sidebar links and actual plugin settings, echoing earlier feedback. read more -
Dev – Removing support for “template overrides” and mobile-specific templates:
david explained that legacy theme components must be disabled before the forthcoming changes block template overrides. read more
Activity by the @team Group
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david:
Shared insights on browser support and clarified the rationale behind dropping iOS 15 support in Dropping iOS 15 support in May 2025. -
lindsey:
Updated the community on editor options by confirming that Markdown-only mode remains available in Test our new composer on Meta!. -
awesomerobot:
Tackled UX issues by addressing both the vote count display in Votes display could be nicer, missing spacing and suggestions for a tidier Themes/Components panel in My suggestion for the Themes/Components panel (CSS inside). -
supermathie:
Reviewed email bounce details and proposed improvements in user notifications by contributing to Bounced Email Info Not Found and providing fixes in Invitation emails stopped working. -
HAWK:
Confirmed the efficiency of asset compilation by clarifying web app loading behavior in Question about web app loading. -
sam:
Explained that REST API requests do not track views as designed via a clear note in Topic views doesn’t update on rest API requests. -
tshenry:
Offered detailed commentary on upcoming changes to theme components, as discussed in Removing support for “template overrides” and mobile-specific templates. -
SaraDev:
Presented a comprehensive SQL dashboard report for site traffic in Dashboard Report – Consolidated Pageviews.
What a whirlwind of creative problem solving – yesterday’s vibrant discussions swept us into a fun, innovative day!