2023: The Year in Review

Community Building

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The 2023 Year in Review highlights top contributors and popular topics across various Discourse categories. In the Product Support category, the most-read topic was “Backwards compatibility with older browsers,” while the most-liked was “What is Bootstrap Mode.” The #feature category saw the most engagement with “Maybe just remove the ‘Community’ header in the sidebar? (A plea!)” and the #installation category featured “Kernel version upgrade required when manually updating discourse” as a top topic. In Development, “I created a bookmarklet to create the table of content for forum posts” was highly popular. The ux category’s top topic was “Such a tiny window to edit here on a cell phone.” The #community category saw significant discussion on AI’s impact on forums, with “How are we all feeling about ChatGPT and other LLMs and how they’ll impact forums?” being the most popular. The #plugin category’s top topic was “Discourse Chatbot :robot: (Now smarter than ChatGPT!*)”. Notable contributors include @Canapin, @Don, and @pfaffman, who ranked high in multiple categories. The review concludes with well-wishes for the new year, including a mention of a user’s two honeymoons in 2023 twofoursixeight, and appreciation for the community’s contributions ondrej.

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2023's Top Users

Most Time Reading

User Hours Read
avatar @Canapin 294
avatar @Don 233
avatar @Moin 186
avatar @merefield 158
avatar @pfaffman 139
avatar @simon 127
avatar @Arkshine 118
avatar @Jagster 117
avatar @ClawdiaWolf 82
avatar @Heliosurge 69

Most Topics

Most Replies

User Replies
avatar @pfaffman 1.64k
avatar @Canapin 1.47k
avatar @merefield 1.09k
avatar @Jagster 897
avatar @Heliosurge 473
avatar @RGJ 459
avatar @simon 451
avatar @Arkshine 437
avatar @Stephen 419
avatar @Moin 385

Most Replied to

User Replies
avatar @pfaffman 987
avatar @Canapin 814
avatar @merefield 628
avatar @Jagster 518
avatar @simon 318
avatar @RGJ 313
avatar @Arkshine 282
avatar @Stephen 279
avatar @Don 214
avatar @Ed_S 207

Most Likes Given

User Likes
avatar @Canapin 5.42k
avatar @twofoursixeight 4.81k
avatar @pfaffman 3.31k
avatar @JimPas 3.02k
avatar @Heliosurge 2.97k
avatar @hello-smile6 2.18k
avatar @Firepup650 1.86k
avatar @Arkshine 1.68k
avatar @merefield 1.6k
avatar @satonotdead 1.27k

Most Likes Received

User Likes
avatar @Canapin 3.3k
avatar @pfaffman 2.75k
avatar @merefield 2.61k
avatar @Don 1.45k
avatar @Jagster 1.43k
avatar @simon 1.42k
avatar @RGJ 1.35k
avatar @Moin 1.08k
avatar @Stephen 904
avatar @mattdm 889

Most Visits

User Days Visited
avatar @Don 365
avatar @Slowhand 365
avatar @Moin 365
avatar @carbonrich 365
avatar @md-misko 365
avatar @merefield 365
avatar @not-ethan 365
avatar @SebH 364
avatar @simon 364
avatar @Stephen 362

All Yearly Visits

Daily Visits

Days Visited Users
365 9
364 3
363 2
362 2
361 3
360 2
358 2
357 2
355 3
354 2
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Top #support Topics

Most Read

User Topic Hours Read
avatar Backwards compatibility with older browsers 27
avatar Compromised Forum Admin 12
avatar Why is my upload limit 100mb?It's set to 500mb 11
avatar Uploads not getting orphaned and purged 9
avatar Is there any AI at the core of standard Discourse? 8

Most Liked

User Topic Likes
avatar What is Bootstrap Mode 20
avatar Backwards compatibility with older browsers 13

Most Replies

User Topic Replies
avatar Why is my upload limit 100mb?It's set to 500mb 56
avatar Backwards compatibility with older browsers 48
avatar Compromised Forum Admin 48
avatar Discourse's CSS variables aren't set 39
avatar Imgur images not embedding with 429 error 35

Most Popular

User Topic Score
avatar Backwards compatibility with older browsers 27
avatar Compromised Forum Admin 23
avatar Users notified of unlisted topic creation 22
avatar Why can't I override the robot? 22
avatar Jonmbake/discourse-ldap-auth LDAP plugin not working after upgrading discourse to 3.0.0.beta16 22

Most Bookmarked

User Topic Bookmarks
avatar What is Bootstrap Mode 9
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Top #contribute:feature Topics

Most Read

User Topic Hours Read
avatar Maybe just remove the "Community" header in the sidebar? (A plea!) 24
avatar Discourse Lightbox - Migrating away from Magnific popup 16
avatar Discourse AI + Data Explorer? 15
avatar "Communication Style" as part of a user's profile 11
avatar Will Discourse chat include threads? 7

Most Liked

User Topic Likes
avatar Discourse Lightbox - Migrating away from Magnific popup 37
avatar Please distinguish flags for "bad" things from organizational and "please help" flags 20
avatar Maybe just remove the "Community" header in the sidebar? (A plea!) 18
avatar Prioritizing closed or solved topics in search 15
avatar Reactions count as likes? 13

Most Replies

User Topic Replies
avatar iOS 16 web push notifications in 2023 71
avatar Maybe just remove the "Community" header in the sidebar? (A plea!) 49
avatar Discourse AI + Data Explorer? 44
avatar Reactions count as likes? 43
avatar Federation support for Discourse 35

Most Popular

User Topic Score
avatar Maybe just remove the "Community" header in the sidebar? (A plea!) 30
avatar Please distinguish flags for "bad" things from organizational and "please help" flags 29
avatar Discourse Lightbox - Migrating away from Magnific popup 28
avatar Prioritizing closed or solved topics in search 27
![avatar 25x25](upload://xfEQ5Ts6xmnye0WKz35DOh82z16.png) Separate 'trusted users can edit others' setting for trust levels 3 & 4

Most Bookmarked

User Topic Bookmarks
avatar iOS 16 web push notifications in 2023 6
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Top #installation Topics

Most Read

User Topic Hours Read
avatar Kernel version upgrade required when manually updating discourse 10
avatar ArgumentError: directory for pid=/…/unicorn.pid not writable 10
avatar Bottom line: Is Discourse now $12/month minimum on DigitalOcean? :pensive_face: [Not yet! :slight_smile:] 9
avatar Any advice on how to save space? 9
avatar Update = :skull_and_crossbones: 9

Most Replies

User Topic Replies
avatar Issue installing Discourse on OVH VPS Ubuntu 22.04 50
avatar ArgumentError: directory for pid=/…/unicorn.pid not writable 42
avatar I can't start a Discourse 42
avatar Discourse installation has been getting slower and slower and slower 36
avatar Update = :skull_and_crossbones: 36

Most Popular

User Topic Score
avatar Sidekiq is consuming too much memory 21
avatar Bottom line: Is Discourse now $12/month minimum on DigitalOcean? :pensive_face: [Not yet! :slight_smile:] 20
avatar Kernel version upgrade required when manually updating discourse 19
avatar Runtime error during upgrade to v3.0.3 19
avatar HELP: Discourse Update broke app – fails to rebuild 19
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Top #dev Topics

Most Read

User Topic Hours Read
avatar Fast Highlight 12
avatar Floating Audio Player for entire forum 10
avatar Extend Existing Controller? 7
avatar Discourse Audio Message 7
avatar Questions about the technical architecture of Discourse 7

Most Liked

User Topic Likes
avatar I created a bookmarklet to create the table of content for forum posts 18
avatar Writing a fancy theme … worth sending upstream, or no? 11
avatar How to embed a button into a Topic Post 11

Most Replies

User Topic Replies
avatar Fast Highlight 48
avatar Integrating GPT3-like bots? 43
avatar Adding logos in footer section 30
avatar Extend Existing Controller? 29
avatar Floating Audio Player for entire forum 29

Most Popular

User Topic Score
avatar I created a bookmarklet to create the table of content for forum posts 28
avatar Floating Audio Player for entire forum 21
avatar Discourse Audio Message 21
avatar Fast Highlight 20
avatar Creating a component to staff-limit user status 20

Most Bookmarked

User Topic Bookmarks
avatar How to embed a button into a Topic Post 7
avatar I created a bookmarklet to create the table of content for forum posts 7
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Top #contribute:ux Topics

Most Read

User Topic Hours Read
avatar Such a tiny window to edit here on a cell phone 14
avatar Include version number of Discourse more visibly 8
avatar Discobot interaction gives a weird/creepy feeling 8
avatar Email enumeration vulnerability on "Password Reset" dialogue 8
avatar Srcset attribute may load larger images on mobile than desktop 7

Most Liked

User Topic Likes
avatar Composer button bar suggestions 12
avatar Admins may not realize certain sidebar customization are global 12
avatar At the review post, the user gets deleted immediately 10
avatar Chat number indicator is illegible when there is more than 100 notifications 10

Most Replies

User Topic Replies
avatar Discourse with a screen reader 35
avatar Such a tiny window to edit here on a cell phone 29
avatar User profiles hidden from public, but the badges are not 26
avatar Allow users to disable Trust Level Promotion message/notifications 25
avatar The persistence of posts hidden by flags are a bane to our community 22

Most Popular

User Topic Score
avatar Blue preference Save Changes button should be gray initially 23
![avatar 25x25](upload://zeUYR3puoCLEvDTBJUdAr9Mu7we.png) Please add "spammer" as reason for user suspension
avatar “Like” sensitivity on meta 22
avatar Suggested posts seem to be missing on forums without Discourse AI 22
avatar Email summary styling changed as rendered in gmail? 21
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Top #data & reporting Topics

Most Read

User Topic Hours Read
avatar A silver badge for each 5 bronze badges 5

Most Replies

User Topic Replies
avatar Grant Badge when user visits link 26
avatar A silver badge for each 5 bronze badges 23
avatar Badge for posts with Likes from a specific group 22
avatar Why there is huge difference in Pageviews tracking number on discourse admin dahboard and on google analytics 16
avatar Time to first response by group members 13

Most Popular

User Topic Score
avatar How long does personal information remain in Discourse's servers after it's deleted on the front end? 20
avatar Creating custom badge with custom rules 18
avatar Web Crawlers 17
avatar Query to create some groups based on activity 17
avatar A silver badge for each 5 bronze badges 17
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Top #community-building Topics

Most Read

User Topic Hours Read
avatar How are we all feeling about ChatGPT and other LLMs and how they'll impact forums? 52
![avatar 25x25](upload://1XtEn0zaylqW44dn76K4XEyZNd6.png) How to prevent community content from being used to train LLMs like ChatGPT?
avatar Thoughts about impersonate user 31
![avatar 25x25](upload://yZy1g0tSPVAamWpaLCRopLsH7FI.png) Discourse vs Invision Community
avatar How many TL3 users do you have? Do the TL3 requirements really make sense? 18

Most Liked

User Topic Likes
avatar How are we all feeling about ChatGPT and other LLMs and how they'll impact forums? 27
avatar Should Discourse make an effort to become a viable comment platform? 16
avatar It just feels good for community members and other teams to feel the effects of the changes you make 16
avatar Craziest Discourse Modifications 14
![avatar 25x25](upload://1XtEn0zaylqW44dn76K4XEyZNd6.png) How to prevent community content from being used to train LLMs like ChatGPT?

Most Replies

User Topic Replies
avatar How are we all feeling about ChatGPT and other LLMs and how they'll impact forums? 88
avatar Thoughts about impersonate user 86
![avatar 25x25](upload://1XtEn0zaylqW44dn76K4XEyZNd6.png) How to prevent community content from being used to train LLMs like ChatGPT?
avatar Why isn't Discourse more frequently recommended as a "community platform"? 55
![avatar 25x25](upload://yZy1g0tSPVAamWpaLCRopLsH7FI.png) Discourse vs Invision Community

Most Popular

User Topic Score
avatar How are we all feeling about ChatGPT and other LLMs and how they'll impact forums? 35
avatar Should Discourse make an effort to become a viable comment platform? 28
![avatar 25x25](upload://1XtEn0zaylqW44dn76K4XEyZNd6.png) How to prevent community content from being used to train LLMs like ChatGPT?
avatar How many TL3 users do you have? Do the TL3 requirements really make sense? 25
![avatar 25x25](upload://yZy1g0tSPVAamWpaLCRopLsH7FI.png) Discourse vs Invision Community

Most Bookmarked

User Topic Bookmarks
avatar I'm working to build a "marketplace" on top of Discourse. Would love some suggestions/feedback 6
avatar Let's talk Moderation 5
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Top #support:sso Topics

Most Liked

User Topic Likes
avatar :sparkles: Introducing Discourse on Ghost 15

Most Replies

User Topic Replies
avatar Login error 18
![avatar 25x25](upload://lEkc5D6cqrONylxMgj6dVP1DgQh.png) Can I use the Discourse API to authenticate users in another app?
avatar Invite Only with External Accounts 13
avatar Signup email not being sent 10
avatar Can you change SSO providers? 10

Most Popular

User Topic Score
![avatar 25x25](upload://lEkc5D6cqrONylxMgj6dVP1DgQh.png) Can I use the Discourse API to authenticate users in another app?
avatar Login error 19
avatar :sparkles: Introducing Discourse on Ghost 17
avatar Invite Only with External Accounts 16
avatar Can you change SSO providers? 16
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Top #customization:theme-component Topics

Most Read

User Topic Hours Read
avatar Twitter Native Embed 21
avatar Topic List Item Click Animation 9
avatar Share Link Shortener 9
avatar Custom embedded replies 6
avatar Image comparison slider 6

Most Liked

User Topic Likes
avatar Twitter Native Embed 31
avatar Share Link Shortener 27
avatar Image comparison slider 26
avatar Hide sidebar from anon users 18
avatar Announcement Bar 18

Most Replies

User Topic Replies
avatar Topic List Previews Theme Component 156
avatar Twitter Native Embed 68
avatar Inline PDF Previews 58
avatar Guest Gate Theme Component 47
avatar Voice Recorder Component 39

Most Popular

User Topic Score
avatar Twitter Native Embed 36
avatar Image comparison slider 33
avatar Share Link Shortener 33
avatar Topic List Item Click Animation 26
avatar Hide staff from /about page 25

Most Bookmarked

User Topic Bookmarks
avatar Topic List Previews Theme Component 9
avatar Custom Header Links 7
avatar Custom Top Navigation Links 7
avatar Custom Hamburger Menu Links 7
avatar Twitter Native Embed 6
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Top #support:migration Topics

Most Read

User Topic Hours Read
avatar How our community is faring after migrating from vbulletin3 11
avatar How migrate from Discourse to another platform of community? 8

Most Replies

User Topic Replies
avatar My phpBB Migration Journey (postgresql) 23
avatar How migrate from Discourse to another platform of community? 21
avatar Cloudflare setup and other post-migration tasks 13
avatar Error importing from vanilla: invalid byte sequence in UTF-8 13
![avatar 25x25](upload://lMkmdUuGGVU21v31Nyj56yOb9pk.png) Large Drupal forum migration, importer errors and limitations

Most Popular

User Topic Score
avatar How our community is faring after migrating from vbulletin3 24
avatar My phpBB Migration Journey (postgresql) 19
avatar How migrate from Discourse to another platform of community? 19
avatar Can you import threads from proboards to discourse? 17
avatar How to edit an import script on the production server? 16
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Top #customization:plugin Topics

Most Read

User Topic Hours Read
avatar Discourse Chatbot :robot: (Now smarter than ChatGPT!*) 201
avatar ActivityPub Plugin 56
avatar Discourse AI Topic Summary : automated summaries and smart tagging 30
avatar Private Topics Plugin 10
avatar Category Moderators Enhancer 7

Most Liked

User Topic Likes
avatar Discourse Chatbot :robot: (Now smarter than ChatGPT!*) 83
avatar ActivityPub Plugin 36
avatar Private Topics Plugin 29
avatar Discourse AI Topic Summary : automated summaries and smart tagging 22
avatar Discourse Chat Bridge (currently only supports Telegram) 19

Most Replies

User Topic Replies
avatar Locations Plugin 189
avatar ActivityPub Plugin 119
avatar Discourse AI Topic Summary : automated summaries and smart tagging 66
avatar Events Plugin :calendar: 46
avatar Multilingual Plugin :globe_with_meridians: 43

Most Popular

User Topic Score
avatar Discourse Chatbot :robot: (Now smarter than ChatGPT!*) 63
avatar ActivityPub Plugin 40
avatar Private Topics Plugin 34
avatar Discourse AI Topic Summary : automated summaries and smart tagging 31
avatar Discourse Chat Bridge (currently only supports Telegram) 28

Most Bookmarked

User Topic Bookmarks
avatar Discourse Chatbot :robot: (Now smarter than ChatGPT!*) 21
avatar ActivityPub Plugin 11
avatar Events Plugin :calendar: 11
avatar Discourse Data Explorer 8
avatar Locations Plugin 8
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Top #community-building:praise Topics

Most Read

User Topic Hours Read
![avatar 25x25](upload://rkb52jBasoTSlGUt7n9WXQsqcrT.png) Ten years of Discourse! What Discourse communities have you been grateful for?

Most Liked

User Topic Likes
avatar Kudos to discourse for multiple years of productive conversation! 24
avatar Discourse understands communities 20
avatar Turn off series on dashboard: brilliant feature I came across accidentally 18
![avatar 25x25](upload://3E1Xzqclt9BAs04iBlrMHoKgdWX.png) Thank you For Another Successful Upgrade
avatar Impressed and excited about Discourse 15

Most Replies

User Topic Replies
avatar Post your Discourse T-shirt, socks and other swag pics! 13
![avatar 25x25](upload://rkb52jBasoTSlGUt7n9WXQsqcrT.png) Ten years of Discourse! What Discourse communities have you been grateful for?

Most Popular

User Topic Score
![avatar 25x25](upload://rkb52jBasoTSlGUt7n9WXQsqcrT.png) Ten years of Discourse! What Discourse communities have you been grateful for?
avatar Kudos to discourse for multiple years of productive conversation! 20
avatar Discourse understands communities 19
avatar Turn off series on dashboard: brilliant feature I came across accidentally 18
![avatar 25x25](upload://3E1Xzqclt9BAs04iBlrMHoKgdWX.png) Thank you For Another Successful Upgrade
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Top #customization:theme Topics

Most Read

User Topic Hours Read
avatar Pinboard, a simple UI theme 12

Most Liked

User Topic Likes
avatar Pinboard, a simple UI theme 34
avatar FKB Pro - Social theme 16
avatar Kiosk, a self-service theme 15
avatar Clean, A clean style discourse theme 12
avatar DarkPixlz's Modern Theme 10

Most Replies

User Topic Replies
avatar FKB Pro - Social theme 191
avatar DarkPixlz's Modern Theme 48
avatar Pinboard, a simple UI theme 17

Most Popular

User Topic Score
avatar Pinboard, a simple UI theme 38
avatar Kiosk, a self-service theme 17
avatar Clean, A clean style discourse theme 15

Most Bookmarked

User Topic Bookmarks
avatar FKB Pro - Social theme 10
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Wow, I made it into two categories this year.
Topics created, and likes given.

Almost forgot:
Happy new years!

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Ah well I didn’t make it into any of the top users this year. Just into the most popular Support topic. Well done to all who have been mentioned, but also to everyone else on the community for participating and a big thankyou to the Team! :tada:

Happy new year

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Yeah, so I went on not one, but TWO honeymoons in 2023… :grimacing: :grimacing: :grimacing:

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I take it you’ve been married for quite some time. :thinking: :laughing:

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