2019: The Year in Review

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2019's Top Users

Most Time Reading

User	Hours Read
@Mittineague	281
@pfaffman	232
@Stephen	130
@TheBestPessimist	116
@JimPas	102
@merefield	101
@dstodgel	99
@Lure	98
@Remah	84
@tobiaseigen	75

Most Topics

User	Topics
@dstodgel	63
@seanblue	56
@Chaboi_3000	54
@pfaffman	52
@csmu	48
@verilog15	43
@nexo	41
@bartv	40
@debryc	38
@Applejack	37

Most Replies

User	Replies
@pfaffman	2.33k
@Stephen	1.49k
@dstodgel	1.19k
@merefield	596
@itsbhanusharma	424
@tobiaseigen	342
@angus	293
@Applejack	239
@bartv	214
@Chaboi_3000	193

Most Replied to

User	Replies
@pfaffman	1.37k
@Stephen	923
@dstodgel	798
@merefield	321
@itsbhanusharma	253
@tobiaseigen	220
@angus	189
@Applejack	162
@bartv	142
@ArielBaily	131

Most Likes Given

User	Likes
@JimPas	6.33k
@pfaffman	3.93k
@Stranik	1.76k
@Chaboi_3000	1.61k
@tobiaseigen	1.38k
@nawthor	1.3k
@csmu	1.21k
@nexo	1.2k
@merefield	1.06k
@Stephen	998

Most Likes Received

User	Likes
@pfaffman	4.26k
@Stephen	2.9k
@merefield	1.47k
@angus	1.45k
@tobiaseigen	1.01k
@itsbhanusharma	785
@tgxworld	662
@bartv	602
@dstodgel	574
@RGJ	504

Most Visits

User	Days Visited
@tobiaseigen	365
@merefield	365
@pfaffman	365
@bartv	365
@Stephen	365
@Stranik	364
@bts	364
@Steven	364
@TheBestPessimist	362
@omarfilip	357

All Yearly Visits

Daily Visits

Days Visited	Users
365	10
364	6
363	2
362	3
360	1
359	1
358	1
357	2
356	1
355	2

Users Granted the Tech Support Badge

@tobiaseigen @Steven @merefield

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Top #support Topics

Most Read

User	Topic	Hours Read
	Suppress category from latest topics gone	41
	We cannot detect if your account was created, please ensure you have cookies enabled	38
	Discourse deleted 1500 inactive users who haven't been seen for two years after update	31
	How to find any missing images?	22
	Users profile image not showing (letter avatars)	21

Most Liked

User	Topic	Likes
	Google notification to remove "noindex" statements from robots.txt	13
	Confused by "Approve" and "Reject" in the review queue	10

Most Replies

User	Topic	Replies
	Suppress category from latest topics gone	106
	We cannot detect if your account was created, please ensure you have cookies enabled	103
	Backups are duplicating and not respecting number to keep on disk	67
	How to find any missing images?	61
	Vimeo Embed not working on my site due to Vimeo server IP blacklisting	50

Most Popular

User	Topic	Score
	Users profile image not showing (letter avatars)	25
	Goodbye Sparkpost	25
	Confused by "Approve" and "Reject" in the review queue	23
	Suppress category from latest topics gone	23
	"There are 84 replies with an estimated read time of 0 minutes."	22

Most Bookmarked

User	Topic	Bookmarks
	How to find any missing images?	8
	How to access the discourse database?	8
	Stable branch compatibility with discourse_docker and plugins	7
	Suppress category from latest topics gone	6
	Can't run ./launcher rebuild app - Docker storage driver is unsupported	5

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Top #feature Topics

Most Read

User	Topic	Hours Read
	Posts are hidden after a single flag	32
	Ability to Ignore a User	30
	Blue post notices ... really necessary?	17
	Will disable_jump_reply make a return?	17
	Add a "curated personal learning" page for users	16

Most Liked

User	Topic	Likes
	Feature proposal: Groups page shows topics in group-secured category	21
	Ability to Ignore a User	20
	Google will be treating nofollow links differently	15
	Approving or rejecting what? The flag or the post?	13
	Twitter quote-tweets not shown in oneboxes	11

Most Replies

User	Topic	Replies
	Posts are hidden after a single flag	83
	Ability to Ignore a User	57
	Will disable_jump_reply make a return?	53
	Quick access to bookmarks and messages on user menu	47
	Blue post notices ... really necessary?	47

Most Popular

User	Topic	Score
	Ability to Ignore a User	30
	Feature proposal: Groups page shows topics in group-secured category	30
	Sign in with Apple	26
	Approving or rejecting what? The flag or the post?	25
	Twitter quote-tweets not shown in oneboxes	25

Most Bookmarked

User	Topic	Bookmarks
	Bookmark behavior in posts and topics	12
	ETag header support	11
	Discourse sites in Playstore	8
	Quick access to bookmarks and messages on user menu	8
	Federation support for Discourse	8

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Top #dev Topics

Most Read

User	Topic	Hours Read
	Discourse Trust Levels for Discord	30
	Is it just me, or is Hyperscript hideous?	8
	Any interest in Podman?	8
	Adding user attributes to the directory item serializer	7
	Using a launcher built docker image in docker-compose	6

Most Liked

User	Topic	Likes
	Discourse Trust Levels for Discord	18
	Adding user attributes to the directory item serializer	14
	Hands-free Discourse - An accessibility component w/ head tracked pointers	13
	Discourse-webpack: A boilerplate for developing JS-heavy Discourse components	13

Most Replies

User	Topic	Replies
	Discourse Trust Levels for Discord	61
	Is it just me, or is Hyperscript hideous?	24
	Any interest in Podman?	22
	Sidekiq fails to start after Zeitwerk on docker dev	22
	Using tag-chooser in a plugin	21

Most Popular

User	Topic	Score
	Discourse Trust Levels for Discord	29
	Adding user attributes to the directory item serializer	26
	Category serializer modification is behaving differently in 2.4.0	23
	Adding a stable way of adding whitelisted "orphaned" uploads in a plugin	22
	Manage categories Trello style - a kanban service for Discourse	21

Most Bookmarked

User	Topic	Bookmarks
	How can I make my own Discourse plugins?	7

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Top #ux Topics

Most Read

User	Topic	Hours Read
	What happened to the invite links?	9
	Mobile editor preview button and toolbar	7
	Give /groups and /tags some love!	7
	Differentiate Admin and Moderator Shield Icons	7
	Rename @discobot's start new user command	6

Most Liked

User	Topic	Likes
	Rename @discobot's start new user command	16
	Improving the discoverability of notification preferences	15
	Notes from some recent hallway usability testing	13
	Give /groups and /tags some love!	13
	Show preview in poll builder	12

Most Replies

User	Topic	Replies
	What happened to the invite links?	46
	Mobile editor preview button and toolbar	29
	Rename @discobot's start new user command	29
	Can the in-app toolbar be made shorter?	28
	Differentiate Admin and Moderator Shield Icons	20

Most Popular

User	Topic	Score
	Rename @discobot's start new user command	27
	Improving the discoverability of notification preferences	26
	Give /groups and /tags some love!	26
	Differentiate Admin and Moderator Shield Icons	22
	Mobile UI zooms undesirably on search	20

Most Bookmarked

User	Topic	Bookmarks
	Differentiate Admin and Moderator Shield Icons	17
	Improve login page UX	6
	Highlight pinned topics better	5

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Top #community Topics

Most Read

User	Topic	Hours Read
	Unfortunately I had to pull the plug	73
	Convincing a stubborn admin to let me use Discourse	24
	What are some of the hardest moments you had as a moderator?	19
	User forced to leave after heated discussion	15
	5 years on - how have you found Discourse?	14

Most Liked

User	Topic	Likes
	Unfortunately I had to pull the plug	29
	5 years on - how have you found Discourse?	26
	Share your Discourse Christmas decorations!	20
	What are some of the hardest moments you had as a moderator?	19
	Creative Uses of Discourse	18

Most Replies

User	Topic	Replies
	Unfortunately I had to pull the plug	95
	Convincing a stubborn admin to let me use Discourse	32
	What are some of the hardest moments you had as a moderator?	29
	How to segregate a noisy class of users?	26
	User forced to leave after heated discussion	25

Most Popular

User	Topic	Score
	Unfortunately I had to pull the plug	35
	5 years on - how have you found Discourse?	33
	What are some of the hardest moments you had as a moderator?	31
	Recommended workflows for support and community?	24
	Transparency in moderation really matters	23

Most Bookmarked

User	Topic	Bookmarks
	Is there a Trust Level Permissions Table?	17
	Creative Uses of Discourse	15
	Recommended workflows for support and community?	8
	Unfortunately I had to pull the plug	7
	How much is Discourse based off other community platforms?	5

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Top #theme Topics

Most Read

User	Topic	Hours Read
	Ghost, a cyberpunk theme for Discourse	15
	Unformatted Code Detector theme component	7
	Theme Switcher Component	7
	MD Composer extras	6
	Hide categories according to user group membership	6

Most Liked

User	Topic	Likes
	Ghost, a cyberpunk theme for Discourse	42
	Unformatted Code Detector theme component	28
	2048 Sidebar Theme	24
	Automatic Night Mode Component	23
	🌺 Hibiscus - Springtime Discourse theme	23

Most Replies

User	Topic	Replies
	Daemonite Material Theme	36
	Alien Night Theme - A free Dark Theme for Discourse	35
	Ghost, a cyberpunk theme for Discourse	21
	Material Design Stock Theme	19
	Header Search Theme	16

Most Popular

User	Topic	Score
	Ghost, a cyberpunk theme for Discourse	42
	Unformatted Code Detector theme component	34
	🌺 Hibiscus - Springtime Discourse theme	32
	MD Composer extras	30
	Theme Switcher Component	28

Most Bookmarked

User	Topic	Bookmarks
	Material Design Stock Theme	11
	Daemonite Material Theme	7
	Christmas hats component	6
	Change color of personal messages	5
	Hide categories according to user group membership	5

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Top #plugin Topics

Most Read

User	Topic	Hours Read
	Follow Plugin 👨	37
	News Plugin :newspaper:	34
	Knowledge Base Plugin	31
	"Discord Bot": run one on your Discourse server & keep things in sync	18
	Merge Users Plugin	15

Most Liked

User	Topic	Likes
	Follow Plugin 👨	50
	Knowledge Base Plugin	40
	Topic List Previews	40
	ProCourse Installer - Installing/removing plugins via the UI	35
	Merge Users Plugin	31

Most Replies

User	Topic	Replies
	Topic List Previews	357
	Events Plugin :calendar:	174
	Custom Wizard Plugin	159
	Locations Plugin	116
	Babble - A Chat Plugin	101

Most Popular

User	Topic	Score
	Follow Plugin 👨	46
	Knowledge Base Plugin	40
	ProCourse Installer - Installing/removing plugins via the UI	37
	Merge Users Plugin	36
	News Plugin :newspaper:	35

Most Bookmarked

User	Topic	Bookmarks
	Custom Wizard Plugin	34
	Topic List Previews	30
	Knowledge Base Plugin	25
	Follow Plugin 👨	25
	Events Plugin :calendar:	18

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Top #praise Topics

Most Read

User	Topic	Hours Read
	How we use Discourse as a superior ..... management tool	17

Most Liked

User	Topic	Likes
	How we use Discourse as a superior ..... management tool	65
	Discourse is da best!	34
	Discourse is awesome	32
	Discourse - this genuinely awesome forum software	31
	Perhaps my most favorite Discourse features	28

Most Popular

User	Topic	Score
	How we use Discourse as a superior ..... management tool	42
	Turned my Discourse into a successful ecommerce platform!	33
	Discourse is da best!	26
	Discourse is awesome	25
	Discourse - this genuinely awesome forum software	23

Most Bookmarked

User	Topic	Bookmarks
	How we use Discourse as a superior ..... management tool	14
	Turned my Discourse into a successful ecommerce platform!	6

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Top #admins Topics

Most Read

User	Topic	Hours Read
	Configure custom emoji	21
	Configuring Instagram Login to Use with Discourse	6

Most Liked

User	Topic	Likes
	Configuring Instagram Login to Use with Discourse	21
	How to Perform Google Search Console (a.k.a Google Webmaster Tools) Verification with Discourse	13

Most Replies

User	Topic	Replies
	How to structure a multilingual community	26
	Configure custom emoji	19
	Configuring Instagram Login to Use with Discourse	11

Most Popular

User	Topic	Score
	Configuring Instagram Login to Use with Discourse	29
	Configure custom emoji	28
	How to Perform Google Search Console (a.k.a Google Webmaster Tools) Verification with Discourse	14
	Configuring authentication checks on incoming email	11

Most Bookmarked

User	Topic	Bookmarks
	How to structure a multilingual community	10

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Top #tips & tricks Topics

Most Read

User	Topic	Hours Read
	Our solution for blurring NSFW content	6

Most Liked

User	Topic	Likes
	Our solution for blurring NSFW content	36
	How to start building stuff for Discourse if you're newbie (like myself)	32
	Create a table using markdown on your Discourse forum	12
	How to Use Discourse as a Private Support/Ticket System	12
	What cool data explorer queries have you come up with?	10

Most Replies

User	Topic	Replies
	What cool data explorer queries have you come up with?	46
	How to install Discourse on an isolated CentOS 7 server	15
	What cool badge queries have you come up with?	13
	Add a custom fontawesome icon and color to your tag	13

Most Popular

User	Topic	Score
	Our solution for blurring NSFW content	27

Most Bookmarked

User	Topic	Bookmarks
	What cool data explorer queries have you come up with?	36
	How to start building stuff for Discourse if you're newbie (like myself)	26
	What cool badge queries have you come up with?	15
	Add a custom fontawesome icon and color to your tag	14
	How to Use Discourse as a Private Support/Ticket System	9

[Tracey (AZone.Fr)]

Some great topics, info and data here. I’m thrilled to have been included and be part of it.
Wishing you all a Happy (if not belated) New Year 2020.

[ondrej]

Great stuff to know. Thanks system. TL;DR

[Chaboi_3000]

Awesome! How do we get this in our forum? I think it’s a great way to encourage users to be more active. Good job team!

[Falco]

@Chaboi_3000

How do we get this in our forum?

Discourse Yearly Review

Summary Discourse Yearly Review creates a topic on January 1st that summarizes the previous year’s forum activity. (See our examples here on Meta - year-in-review) Repository Link https://github.com/discourse/discourse-yearly-review Install Guide How to install plugins in Discourse Initial Setup Head to your /admin/plugins page to click the discourse-yearly-review Settings button: [Yearly Review settings] Enter categori…

[Justin_Vega]

I didn’t realize that this plug-in could be so broad! Congratulations to those who were mentioned!