The discussion revolves around implementing expanded digests on Google Inbox for Discourse. Falco shared images of how Medium digests appear in Google Inbox and suggested implementing article metadata to make Discourse posts more prominent. codinghorror and erlend_sh agreed that it’s worth pursuing, but emphasized the need for testing first to ensure compatibility. They also mentioned the possibility of a small grant to support the effort, with erlend_sh questioning whether the feature would be suitable for Discourse, as it’s primarily designed for articles.
When I get a Medium digest e-mail it looks like this:
Before opening:
After opening:
Looks like Google is doing the hardwork for Medium, but I think implementing the Article metadata, without changing Digest looks, can make it more prominent in our users Inbox.
What you guys think? Worth pursuing for a PR?
Sure! Looks good to me, give it a try! Test first to be sure it’ll actually work – sometimes Google has to “magically whitelist” a domain before these things start working, which obviously works great for Medium but Ain’t Gonna Happen for a random Discourse site.
If tests look promising, can we support this with a small grant @erlend_sh?
Sure. But yeah I’d like to see it tested first. This is primarily for Articles after all, so I’m not so sure how well it’ll really fit Discourse. Is there support hidden in there somewhere for DiscussionForumPosting? I figured there might be a chance, since it’s a subset of Article.
