The 3.5.0.beta7 release introduces several new features and improvements. A floating toolbar for smart link editing is added to the new composer, allowing users to open, edit, copy, or remove links. Invites now support custom descriptions for better tracking and organization. User preference icons have been made unique for easier navigation. Admins can now edit user full names even when the enable names setting is disabled, addressing a previous bug. The release also includes security fixes and updates for various plugins, such as discourse-activity-pub and discourse-ai, which add features like LLM configuration visibility, persona import/export, and improved tokenizer support. Additional changes include bug fixes for the rich text editor, localization, and keyboard shortcuts, as well as improvements to admin search and post rendering. hugh and tgxworld highlight these updates.
As part of the ongoing development of the new composer, we have added a floating toolbar to inline links, making them easier to view, edit, and manage. The toolbar allows you to open the link in a new tab, as well as remove or copy it, and edit its text and destination. The new composer, that includes this link toolbar, is still in development. You can enable it on your site and help us test it by following this guide.
Track individual invites with custom descriptions
Invites can now have a custom description added, making them easier to identify. This helps keep your invites page more ordered, and allows you to track the performance of individual links. You can label invites based on the platform where you share them, who you share them with, what event you shared them at, or any other criteria you like.
The icons on the tabs for user preferences have been improved, so each tab now has a different icon. Going forward, instead of seeing the same icon on multiple tabs, each one will have a relevant and unique icon, making navigation easier for all users.
Admin name editing when full names are not enabled
We recently took some time to work on a bug that affects how admins can manage the full names of their users when the enable names setting is disabled. This was reported and discussed, before a fix was implemented with the result that now admins can see and edit their user’s full names, even if they are hidden on the rest of the site. This functionality is frequently required for tracking and compliance, with this fix allowing more effective administration of their sites.
Security Updates
This release includes fixes for these security issues reported by our community and HackerOne.
But wait, there’s more! We do our best to highlight new features and changes for you, but there’s always too many changes to detail. For a full list of new features, bug fixes, UX improvements, and more, be sure to review the Additional Features and Fixes listed below.
