After a Discourse update, user co_choa reported that the Simplified Chinese (“zh_CN”) admin interface displayed incorrectly, while English and Japanese interfaces worked normally. Initial troubleshooting (e.g., console rebuild) failed to resolve it. kris.kotlarek confirmed the translations were updated and suggested checking asset caching. co_choa discovered that accessing the “zh_CN/admin.js” file directly was blocked by Cloudflare, while Traditional Chinese (“zh_TW”) was unaffected. After disabling Cloudflare’s WAF, the interface rendered correctly. The root cause was traced to a Cloudflare WAF rule blocking URLs containing “aaa” — which appeared in the Simplified Chinese admin link path. co_choa concluded that this overly broad rule triggered a false positive, blocking legitimate frontend requests before they reached the backend. The issue highlights the need for more precise WAF rules tailored for Discourse deployments.
Following tonight’s update, my Chinese administrative interface appears as follows:
However, on the homepage, everything appears normal:
Switching to Japanese and English, the interface functions correctly:
It seems that only the Simplified Chinese management interface is malfunctioning; other languages display correctly. I am unsure of the cause of this issue. How can I resolve it effectively?
我建议以防万一尝试重建控制台。
我已经完成了这个操作，但显示仍然没有改变，与原始状态完全相同。
我已经将 Discourse 更新到 commit 1ab57f6910，但显示仍然不正常。我是通过管理员后端执行的更新。我是否应该直接访问服务器来执行更新命令，或者更新其他组件？
Thank you. I followed your instructions, and when I locate the corresponding link in Simplified Chinese and enter it into my browser, I am greeted with this screen (the obscured part reveals my website’s domain). It appears that Cloudflare has blocked access.
However, upon switching to Traditional Chinese and locating the same link, entering it into the browser yields the same result as you showed.
In my personal assessment, it seems that Cloudflare’s Web Application Firewall (WAF) or similar security measures might have been triggered, resulting in the blockage. What perplexes me greatly is why only Simplified Chinese is being obstructed. I am unsure of the underlying cause.
我已经解决了这个问题。禁用 Cloudflare 仪表板中的活动 WAF 后，简体中文界面显示正常。但是，我不确定具体是哪个规则被触发了。我也无法确定在哪里可以找到一套适合 Discourse 的 Cloudflare WAF 规则。
