Chat Plugin Bugs: page_size ignored for past messages & emoji rendering issue

[Nima1 (Nima)]

Chat UI: Emojis render as shortcodes in thread previews

I’d like to report a UI rendering bug in the Discourse Chat plugin. In the chat channel list, the preview for the latest message in a thread displays the raw emoji shortcode instead of the rendered emoji. Steps to Reproduce: Go to any chat channel. Create a new thread or reply to an existing one. Send a message that contains an emoji (e.g., “Hello world :shaking_hands:”). Navigate back to the main chat view where all channels and threads are listed. Observe the message preview fo…

Chat API: page_size parameter is ignored when direction=past

I’m reporting a bug with the Discourse Chat plugin’s API. When querying for past chat messages, the page_size parameter is ignored, and the endpoint always returns the maximum number of messages. Steps to Reproduce: Make an API call to the chat messages endpoint (e.g., /chat/{channel_id}/messages.json). Use the following parameters in the request: target_message_id: [ID of a recent message] direction: past page_size: 5 (or any number less than 50) Expected Behavior: The API …