Today on meta.discourse.org…
Key Stats
- New posts: 149
- New topics: 21
Top users:
- Moin (25 likes, 13 posts)
- tobiaseigen (18 likes, 4 posts)
- pfaffman (13 likes, 9 posts)
- ondrej (13 likes, 4 posts)
- hugh (11 likes, 6 posts)
Interesting Topics
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Users reported an issue with the AI helper hiding on iPads. keegan implemented a fix, but some users are still experiencing problems. The team is investigating further.
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A bug was discovered where certain messages cannot be sent in chat due to character limitations. sam provided insight into the database column constraints causing this issue.
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An error was reported when uploading images while creating topics. The issue may be related to file size limitations.
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A request was made for adding a timer to banner topics. Heliosurge suggested using the Automation plugin as a potential solution.
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Users expressed interest in showing full names in chat. davidb announced that this feature has been implemented.
- Discussion continued about the category menu location on mobile, with users finding the current behavior inconvenient.
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A user sought advice on using Discourse as a learning platform, looking to convert an existing course from WordPress LearnDash.
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Questions were raised about configuring recurring events in the Calendar plugin for specific monthly patterns.
Theme component:
- Updates were made to the Notification Banners theme component, adding support for targeting specific categories.
- A user encountered difficulties migrating private messages from SMF to Discourse, with the Rails console hanging during the process.
#Self-Hosting:
- A guide for configuring direct-delivery incoming email was updated with clarifications on DNS configuration for domains different from the forum domain.
#Site feedback:
- A request was made to give non-TL3 members access to the AI helper, sparking discussion about trust levels and reading metrics.
Activity by the @team Group
tobiaseigen investigated a bug with assign action post visibility and confirmed plans to address the issue. He also provided updates on AI Persona upload support, clarifying that embeddings are stored in the same Postgres database.
hugh created a topic seeking documentation contribution opportunities from the community. He also addressed feedback on the new and improved /about page, mentioning upcoming documentation and changes.
mcwumbly merged topics related to adding timers to banner topics and identified a bug with the export button on LLM pages.
sam provided insights on posts being too long for PostSentimentAnalysis and implemented basic support for o1-preview & o1-mini models in the AI plugin.
HAWK shared information about a theme component for whisper warnings.
david investigated an odd interaction between Discourse and Google Translate, explaining that it affects all Ember apps due to Google’s proxying behavior.
joffreyjaffeux provided insight into a chat message sending issue related to URL parsing.
pmusaraj acknowledged a bug in the DiscourseHub Android app and promised a quick fix.
Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow! 