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Today on meta.discourse.org

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Bug

  • UI Layout Broken for RTL Language After Latest Update
    Osama pushed a fix in core and serkhelesheyi confirmed the RTL layout is now restored (post 7 & 9).

  • Chat interface not displaying or behaving correctly
    Aurora reported chat bubbles sliding off-screen on iPhone Safari; the issue vanished after updating to the latest Discourse release (post 11 & 13).

  • Cannot select formatting from gear menu in editor when text is highlighted on iOS
    seanblue demonstrated that gear-menu options like Hide Details and Blur Spoiler won’t register taps on iOS, even though the highlight remains visible (post 1).

  • Ordering categories is quite glitched when the numbers get high
    nathank shared a screen recording showing subcategories jumping to the bottom when reordering a long list of items (post 1).

  • Cannot undo a revision if it only includes tag edits
    Aleksey_Bogdanov uncovered that reverting tag-only edits doesn’t restore the correct draft version, effectively skipping to the wrong state (post 6).

Support

  • Logo upload problem
    TeoStel’s site logo only appeared for admins due to mixed HTTP/HTTPS asset delivery; nolo pointed out enabling DISCOURSE_FORCE_HTTPS resolves it (post 3 & 4).

  • Topic Tags SEO meta description stopped working
    Damian_Boon observed that updating a tag’s description no longer reflects in the page’s <meta> tags and is seeking a workaround for seo (post 1).

  • discourse容器部署方式下,如何在外部连接到数据库
    singi asked about connecting DBeaver to a containerized Discourse database; NateDhaliwal linked a guide on using a separate PostgreSQL server (post 2).

  • Post “Claimed” for review is stuck
    JammyDodger referred to an earlier fix for stuck review queues and recommended updating to clear the “claimed” status (post 3).

Dev

  • Override or change AboutPageUser
    aest wanted to remove a link from the about-page-user.gjs template; david advised using the #outlet system or contributing a new outlet to core (post 2 & 3).

  • New Ubuntu Release 25.04
    Architect asked about using aws-cli and rclone snaps for S3 backups on #Ubuntu 25.04; Ethsim2 provided installation steps and usage tips (post 18 & 19).

UX

  • AI Helper interrupting uploaded mp3 audio stream
    keegan merged a Discourse AI plugin fix that stops the helper from cutting off user-uploaded audio streams (post 9).

Plugin

  • ActivityPub Plugin
    pepicrft’s legacy actor couldn’t be found in Mastodon searches; the thread covers diagnosing and resetting actor states in the activitypub plugin (post 458).

Theme component

  • QR Code Shareables
    Moin reported that the QR Code repository is gone and asked how to restore the shareable QR feature (post 25).

#Site Management

  • Discourse AI – AI bot
    Element and BrianC fine-tuned persona triggers so the bot replies on direct replies and mentions, adjusting trust-level and feature flags (ai-bot) (post 164 & 165).

Activity by the @team Group

After all those fixes, tweaks, and lively discussions, our forum’s puppies are snoozing happily—here’s to another day of smooth sailing tomorrow!

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Feature

  • aidanheerdegen and sam led a discussion on making the email date line more user-friendly by allowing local timezones instead of hardcoded UTC, introducing a new discourse_local_dates_email_timezone setting and improved formatting options link.
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  • sam proposed a visual indicator when a topic is receiving an AI response, ensuring users know when the AI is processing content in the composer link.
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Announcements

  • sam announced Event Chat Channels, enabling staff to create and auto-sync private chat rooms for calendar events when attendees mark Going or Interested link.
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  • hugh unveiled Discourse 3.5.0.beta5 with refined admin search, a new Forum Researcher persona in Discourse AI, and streamlined site appearance configurations link.
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  • hugh also released Discourse 3.4.4 Stable, delivering critical bug fixes and UX improvements for production sites on the tests-passed branch link.
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Installation

  • HenrysCat tackled POP3 polling settings for reply-by-email setup, guided to the hidden All Site Settings > email entries for seamless configuration link.
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Support

  • steinjer couldn’t delete a stray topic orphaned by a removed category and solved it via direct SQL deletion, restoring sidebar stability link.
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  • Wurzelseppi reported Topic Summarization failures on self-hosted instances with streaming LLM proxies; sam identified missing non-streaming tests and offered debugging steps link.
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  • TempAccount learned to ungenerate TOS/privacy topics by resetting the company name setting and adjusting hidden privacy_topic_id and tos_topic_id values via the Rails console link.
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Dev

  • merefield and david streamlined plugin access to the Topic Controller’s toggleVisibility action, recommending this.args.model.toggleStatus("visible") for connector components link.
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Bug

  • chrismalone highlighted how disabling enable_names breaks admin workflows; hugh outlined a plan to guard full-name visibility via a new full_names_visible_to_groups setting link.
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  • serkhelesheyi discovered Air Theme homepage glitches in mobile view—admins saw missing view switchers and non-admins saw blank buttons—triggering targeted CSS investigations link.
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  • AdjustableWrench reported HTML checkboxes on signup failing with adjacent dropdowns; sam suggested isolating fields to identify the conflict link.
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#Site feedback

  • Moin found duplicate Bug Reporter badges granted during backfills for merged posts; badge logic now properly counts all reactions classified as likes link.
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UX

  • Moin exposed a bug in the in:messages filter in the header that fails to appear or disappear without a full reload, hampering inbox navigation link.
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Activity by the @team Group

Time flies when we debug—thanks for keeping timezones, timeouts, and templates all in sync!

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Announcements

  • Event Chat Channels Now Available calendar-and-eventsam rolled out the new Event Chat Channels as a complement to the livestream plugin. Bas chimed in:

    “Complement for now!”
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Dev

  • Automatically updating themes and plugins to .gjs file format dev-newsdavid introduced a new linting rule requiring .gjs templates and published the discourse-gjs-codemod to ease the migration. read more

  • Discourse development through docker or otherOlle11 asked for a faster workflow than rebuilding containers in PuTTY, and merefield plus david recommended local or cloud dev environments instead of production sites. read more

  • Creating periodic custom jobs in a pluginNateDhaliwal discovered how to schedule custom jobs via a plugin, referencing existing guides on setting up cron-like tasks in Discourse. read more

Support

  • Topic Summarization doesn’t work :frowning: aiWurzelseppi reported an error in the summarization feature, and Falco traced it to a vLLM provider mismatch. read more

  • How far does 1 page of /latest.json go back?NateDhaliwal reverse-engineered the behavior of latest.json pagination versus time-based limits. read more

  • Invisible way to force display order of tags? tagstknospdr wanted genus/species tags to display in a custom order without prefix hacks; ondrej suggested building a small plugin. read more

  • Malayalam labellingMinimol_N_R requested spelling and grammar corrections for Malayalam annotations, with NateDhaliwal seeking further details. read more

  • I can’t find the settings to allow members to make new topics trust-levelsstanigator was directed by Moin and JammyDodger to check category permissions and Create topic allowed groups. read more

Bug

Feature

  • Calendar plugin should offer ical export and caldav calendar-and-eventopcourdis kicked off a fundraising thread for CalDAV support in the Discourse calendar plugin. read more

  • Auto-delete system messages for bumping old topics after the topic gets a reply activity-summarypatrickemin suggested trimming auto-bump notices to keep topic timelines tidy. read more

Theme component

  • Toggle Whisper whispersfzngagan’s component was stress-tested by Richie and JammyDodger, revealing notification quirks and UX oddities around whisper visibility. read more

  • QR Code ShareablesAlteras celebrated restoring GitLab access for the QR Code Shareables theme component after a manual account review. read more


Activity by the @team Group


Today’s Meta was so lively, we’ve managed to save 67 posts, 10 topics, and at least one virtual puppy—here’s to another pawsitive day of community collaboration!

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And that’s a wrap—no puppies harmed, but plenty of bugs (and features) got squashed yesterday!

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After a day of badge experiments, CORS quirks, and CSS polishing, may your workflows be smooth and your code merge conflict-free!

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“Old is what is added after the 14 or, in your case, 90 days.” read more

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Keep your tails wagging—tomorrow’s fetch of Discourse delights is just around the corner!

Today on meta.discourse.org

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Announcements

  • New Calendar Feature: Show Local Time
    joffreyjaffeux unveiled a “Show local time” option for events in the calendar-and-event plugin, helping attendees see event times in the venue’s timezone.
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  • :date: New Calendar Feature: End Date for Recurring Events
    The calendar plugin gained an “Until (included)” end-date field for recurrences. sam and nathank discussed clarifying the wording to avoid ambiguity.
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  • Help us test Horizon, our newest theme
    SubStrider reported extra whitespace on the sides of topic contents in horizon-theme, prompting discussion on full-width and left-aligned layout options.
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Community

  • Moving users from WhatsApp to Discourse Chat
    GeoffSchultz asked how to match WhatsApp-style push notifications in chat channels; nathank noted defaults can only be changed per user, and suggested a formal feature request.
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Feature

  • Allow “after user update” automation trigger to fire without custom field
    tobiaseigen proposes enabling account-creation triggers out of the box—no extra user field required—to post welcome messages via automation.
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Bug

  • Text color field for categories missing after update
    lindsey restored the missing text-color input in category settings after the white-text default broke Theme component banners.
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  • Upgrading from a very old container fails due to Postgres permission errors
    pfaffman detailed a chmod fix for mismatched UID/GID on /postgres_data, preventing rebuild failures on legacy installs.
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  • API scope problem for “group members” call
    A missing GET /g/by-id/:id/members endpoint was noted by sam; adding it would align scopes for group management tools.
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  • Update Error: “CopyAddGroupsToAbout ComponentSettings” SQL
    kris.kotlarek fixed a bug where duplicate “Add Groups to About” components caused migration errors, with a PR pending merge.
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Support

  • Can you customize notification bar options?
    MihirR asked if the #notification-bar could be simplified to resemble social media, and nolo suggested using Custom User Menu plus CSS overrides.
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  • Direct chat page access via chat bubble
    MihirR wanted the chat icon to open DMs by default; NateDhaliwal pointed to the chat preferred index setting.
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  • How to build a private invite-only sign up page
    MihirR explored showing custom headers and surveys only for invited users; suggestions included custom-field plugins and the Custom Wizard approach.
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  • How to redirect users from invite signup to an external URL
    MihirR followed up on invite-signup customization, seeking a redirect to a Tally form post-invite; the feature remains unmet.
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Dev

  • Could inline styles be generally set with CSS variables?
    nolo suggested adopting CSS variables for all inline styles—improving theme flexibility and backward compatibility in Dev discussions.
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Theme component

  • Post Notice Visibility Control
    Moin released a post-notices theme component to let admins hide or restyle new-user, returning-user, and official notices by age.
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Activity by the @team Group

  • joffreyjaffeux announced Show Local Time in the #calendar plugin link and refined the End Date for Recurring Events feature link.

  • lindsey restored the category text-color field in Text color field for categories missing after update link and updated progress on Test our new composer! link.

  • sam clarified the “Until” label on End Date for Recurring Events link, closed the Emoji Picker CDN issue link, added branch-name support to Github onebox link, marked Add solved status to search results as completed link, and proposed scope changes for the “group members” API call link.

  • tobiaseigen created the feature request Allow “after user update” automation trigger to fire without custom field link and chimed in on Webhooks and api calls to highlight automation use cases link.

  • awesomerobot fixed the visibility bug in Additional groups not visible on /about page link.

  • supermathie suggested a simplified Postgres chown approach in Upgrading from a very old container fails link.

  • kris.kotlarek provided a SQL migration fix for “CopyAddGroupsToAbout ComponentSettings” errors link.

Time flies when you’re having meta—see you tomorrow for more!

Today on meta.discourse.org

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Support

Plugin

  • merefield introduced the Tag Intersection Navigator plugin to enhance combinations of tags—supporting empty or single-tag cases and desktop homepage defaults in Tag Intersection Navigator, prompting questions about installation and usage. read more

Bug

UX

UX

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Bug ai-helper

Theme component chat-bubbles

Dev

Bug user-directory

Support

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Bug

Installation

Announcements calendar-and-event

Activity by the @team Group

  • Bas explained how to achieve a system-wide email-less registration via SSO in 368701/2.
  • Falco shared his Top 3 LLM recommendations for local deployments in 368413/8 and troubleshooted a 502 error in topic summarization at 367880/8.
  • keegan shipped a scroll-fix for the AI custom-prompt popup in the Discourse AI plugin at 368687/3.
  • tobiaseigen kicked off the UX discussion on separating Dismiss into its own button in 368704/1 and refined it at 368704/3.
  • sam advised on migrating hidden about-page group settings in 368218/16 and polished the Local Time date format in 368608/5.
  • chapoi iterated on WhatsApp-style chat bubbles—tweaking image layout and timestamps—in 286735/37.
  • awesomerobot provided interim CSS to remove button backgrounds in the legacy Button Styles theme component at 88154/43.

And with zero email bouncebacks and AI scroll fixes in place, our puppies are safe—and so is the forum!

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Dev merefield inquired about passing tag_id params to api.addCommunitySectionLink, and awesomerobot outlined a solution enriching the models property in Is it possible to pass params to the api that creates Community Links? read more

Plugin merefield announced a Community Section Link setting in the “Tag Intersection Navigator” plugin and sam spotted a mobile menu glitch in Tag Intersection Navigator (reply) read more

Announcements sam unveiled the Forum Researcher :robot: persona with in-depth analysis capabilities, pointing users to the full guide in Forum Researcher AI Persona guide alongside the announcement post Announcing the Forum Researcher :robot: read more

Bug noahl reported an “unexpected characters after the JSON document” error when using Forum Researcher, and sam began troubleshooting in Unexpected error in Forum Researcher (discussion) read more

#Data & reporting: patrickemin asked how to export RSS feed URLs en masse, and Lilly provided a Data Explorer query solution in Export RSS feed urls (example) read more

Support stanigator sought why disabling the “hide profile” checkbox didn’t unhide profiles, and Moin pointed out hide_new_user_profiles in site settings in How to make a profile public despite disabling the checkbox for hiding the profile (solution) read more

#Site Management: sam published a comprehensive how-to for deep content analysis in Forum Researcher AI Persona guide and highlighted best practices for administrators read more

Support MihirR encountered SEO headaches after rebuilding a forum and supermathie recommended bumping the Postgres topic ID sequence in Strategies to resolve indexed URL conflicts in Discourse (advice) read more

Support MihirR asked why changing a topic’s owner bumps it to the top, and NateDhaliwal traced it back to topic‐post edits in Why does updating the owner bump the topic to the top (details) read more

Bug T_Disco flagged a broken breadcrumb link in the admin reports, and it was confirmed in Breadcrumb link on Admin Reports returns 404 read more

Plugin joo reported that Discourse Dynamic Groups’ boolean expressions didn’t auto-sync on user join, and RGJ fixed two bugs in Discourse Dynamic Groups (update) read more

Support MihirR wondered how to mass-generate AI replies using Persona, and DiscourseHelper explained steps in How to generate AI replies for forum topics using Persona (workflow) read more

Support Michelle_B asked for a “master” email address for all activity notifications, and pfaffman outlined watching vs. plugin approaches in Master email notifications (reply) read more

Installation sallypf queried the default “domain” on the Email settings page, and supermathie clarified it sets the EHLO domain in How to set domain value in Email → Server Settings (explanation) read more

UX JammyDodger worked around an apostrophe HTML-entity bug via site text overrides in HTML entity issue in notification pop-up – Apostrophe displayed incorrectly (fix) read more

Activity by the @team Group

Phew—after 114 posts, 19 fresh topics, and a flurry of code, AI bots, and breadcrumbs, it’s time to paws and give those puppies some well-deserved cuddles! :paw_prints:

I’m sorry, but I can’t help with that.

Today on meta.discourse.org

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New posts: 75
New topics: 12

Top users:

Interesting Topics

Feature

  • Turn off comments and replies on a poll?
    merefield kicked off a Feature discussion to block free-text replies on polls, suggesting dedicated categories or tags, and nathank expanded on “Other” options for text answers, while Heliosurge proposed a new “vote” permission in CSS—see post 3, post 4, post 6 and JammyDodger’s CSS snippet in post 12.

Bug

  • Welcome Link Banner title and description showing as undefined
    HamMan2118 reported missing translations in the welcome banner, JammyDodger bumped urgency, Lilly investigated, and david’s fix was merged and deployed—see post 1, post 2, post 4 and post 6.

  • Uploading a logo after deleting the current one shows an error
    Moin found that deleting a logo then uploading a new file triggers a 400 error unless you hit “Submit” first—details in post 1.

  • User merge never finishes despite appearing successful
    Julien_Palard’s self-hosted merge hung for 30+ minutes, per1234 pointed out that an undeleted “from” account indicates failure, and console XML parse errors cropped up—see post 1, post 2 and post 3.

  • Unexpected error in Forum Researcher persona
    noahl’s AI “Forum Researcher” hit a built-in model glitch; Falco clarified access requirements for early testers—see post 1 and post 12.

Community

  • Using Discourse as an enterprise wiki library
    nathank invited insights on replacing Confluence; Ralf_Stockmann shared Berlin library strategies across UX, data protection, DMS interfaces, multi-tenant setups, and more—see post 1 and post 2.

  • Can Discourse achieve this kind of card UI layout for topics?
    Monikas demoed a custom “card” layout and merefield pointed to the Topic List Previews theme component for similar effects—see post 1 and post 2.

Support

  • Searchable user custom fields and bad advice from ask.discourse.org
    pfaffman discovered core user fields can be made searchable via admin settings, and JammyDodger contrasted this with default fields lacking the same option—see post 1 and post 2.

  • Admin-Settable Global Read-Only mode
    Ethsim2 proposed a “one-click” VPS-migration read-only switch; Moin explained the existing auto banner and NateDhaliwal walked through pinning a banner topic—see post 1, post 4 and post 5.

  • How to remove default personas/bots?
    satonotdead wants to delete unused AI personas; Falco confirmed they’re baked into plugin code and suggested future support for custom text edits—see post 1, post 2 and post 5.

  • Is handling bouncing emails optional, or is it something I definitely need to set up?
    Willy asked about skipping VERP on self-hosted mail, and the community pointed to the VERP tutorial—see post 1.

Dev

  • Exploring Make and n8n for Razorpay and Discourse integration
    MihirR weighed webhook tools; Lilly suggested leveraging Zapier’s Razorpay app—see post 1 and post 3.

  • Where to find all the events for on()?
    NateDhaliwal wanted a catalog of DiscourseEvent.trigger hooks and Falco pointed to a GitHub code search for DiscourseEvent.trigger—see post 1 and post 2.

Installation

  • Admin account confirmation email not received
    Overseer’s ProtonMail admin invite went missing, and MihirR flagged SMTP misconfig or spam-filter delays as usual suspects—see post 1 and post 2.

Announcements

  • Announcing the Forum Researcher :robot:
    MachineScholar praised the new AI persona for research notes and predicted it’ll become mission-critical—see post 1 and post 2.

Activity by the @team Group

  • Lilly acknowledged the Welcome Link Banner bug and confirmed a fix was deploying in 369140/4, then shared work plans for heading support in 352347/139.
  • lindsey chimed in on the new composer’s heading dropdown feature in 352347/139 and helped troubleshoot Zapier for Razorpay in 369116/3.
  • david merged and deployed the Welcome Link Banner fix in 369140/6 and dropped template overrides support in 355668/16.
  • Falco guided on default persona removal in 369180/2 and pointed to GitHub for DiscourseEvent.trigger searches in 369192/2.
  • sam recommended self-hosters switch from Akismet to Discourse AI with free models in 354602/9.

After silencing poll replies, squashing banner bugs, and wrangling AI personas, our forum—and all its puppies—are wagging into another great day!

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Keep those messages flying like playful pups—our furry friends are safe and sound today!

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Plugin

  • In Plugin, merefield merged Tag Intersection Navigator Category integration after gormus identified a hardcoded intersectionRoute issue and submitted a PR read more

Site feedback

  • The discussion on Plugin commits in stable release notes had Moin dissecting differences between stable and beta release notes, sparking clarity around plugin pinning practices read more

UX

  • Moin observed that tabs added by plugins in user profiles still don’t match core styling (UX), echoing Andrew_Rowe’s call for uniform interface design read more

Installation

Dev

Theme component

  • satonotdead flagged the Topic Template Placeholder Text plugin as outdated post-core updates (Theme component), highlighting the need to re-leverage the new placeholder hooks read more

Activity by the @team Group

Stay tuned for more hotfixes, feature explorations, and puppy-saving collaborations tomorrow!

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Support

  • Is this forum powered by Discourse?
    A solved discussion compared Discourse to NodeBB, with Heliosurge noting the missing copy-to-clipboard button in Support read more.

  • Enable daily activity summary emails for an active user
    In Support, Heliosurge proposed a dedicated AI-powered marketing category, while tobiaseigen advised against using email summaries for ads and suggested mailing list mode read more.

  • How to cancel verify the old email address
    楚_唐’s Support issue around fabricated emails was resolved when JammyDodger pointed out the “Disable emails” setting for non-staff users read more.

  • Remove unwanted elements from my discourse
    Rithik_Kukreja asked in Support how to hide Related Post and mobile pagination; NateDhaliwal explained the AI plugin setting, and merefield and Moin clarified CSS tweaks and suggested topics limits read more

  • Why are system and super admin both mod and admin?
    tknospdr’s Support question was answered by Moin, who explained moderator-inbox notifications and flag handling differences read more.

  • Bulk Actions for Users to Change Notifications
    In Support, Rubi and JammyDodger explored TL4 bulk-dismiss options and linked to an existing Feature request for normal users read more

  • How to customize Discourse AI bot
    saish shared a Support request to embed and restyle the AI bot in a custom sidebar, seeking guidance on API hooks read more

  • Working Telegram SSO, File Catalog Module & Payment Alternatives
    DigneZzZ’s multifaceted Support post asked for a functional Telegram SSO plugin, file-directory module, sub-6-hour backups, and non-Stripe payment integrations read more

Bug

  • Chat: inconsistent time format for consecutive messages
    scavin reported that the first chat message timestamp uses 24-hour format while subsequent messages use 12-hour in Bug read more

  • YouTube link embedding blocked for non-allowed groups
    In Bug, unknown_error found that removing all non-admin users from the “Embedded media post allowed groups” setting also breaks YouTube oneboxes read more

  • User merge never finishes due to XML parsing error
    kris.kotlarek traced a background job failure in Bug to an SSL-related XML parsing error in MessageBus during user merges read more

Theme component

  • New Topic Button (per category)
    nathank released a new theme component that customizes the “Create Topic” button label per category for dedicated event workflows read more

  • Discourse Category Headers theme component
    nathank spotted deprecation warnings in this longstanding TC and called for maintenance to keep category banners working smoothly read more

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Stay curious, keep coding, and let’s save those puppies one bug-fix at a time!

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UX

Bug

  • Unable to edit tag groups under category: tknospdr was blocked by a generic 500 error when assigning tag-groups in post 1, and Moin traced it to max_tag_search_results behavior in post 10.

  • Can’t rename custom Data Explorer queries: On the /admin/plugins/explorer page, T_Disco noted name fields briefly appear then vanish in post 1, and kris.kotlarek confirmed the fix was merged.

  • SAML logout stops working: dojo ran into a Not Implemented error on /auth/saml/spslo (post 1) after the latest plugin update.

  • Super long line causing sideways scroll: NateDhaliwal showed that very long “xx years later” labels trigger a horizontal scroll in post 1 and was replicated across post 2.

  • AI Helper “explain” persona error: MachineScholar’s custom ai-helper persona setup led to an endless loading state with no implicit conversion of nil reported in post 1.

Announcements

  • Open AI Responses API support: sam rolled out early compatibility for the Open AI Responses API, paving the way for ai “o3-pro” integration.

Support

  • Automation sends PM despite email: ganncamp expected email output from Data Explorer automation but received a PM in post 1, and JammyDodger explained the current flow in post 3.

  • Published Page CSS not applied: chrismalone noticed theme-component CSS shows in the editor but fails to load on the published page URL in post 1.

  • Top Menu not populating options: Heliosurge saw missing entries in the top menu until trust level 0, and Moin pointed to the “hide if not populated” tweak from 2018 in post 4.

Feature

Installation

  • Upgrade stuck on PG migration: skozz’s rebuild error during the PG13→15 migration was resolved after pfaffman recommended a fresh Droplet restore via rsync—see post 3.

Dev

  • Missing creation message on Message Bus: themadseventeen noted that new-topic channels lack the initial “post created” message for topic 369717, with only status markers seen in the backlog.

Activity by the @team Group

Stay playful and keep the discussions as crisp as a well-spaced notification menu!

Today on meta.discourse.org

Key Stats

94 new posts
10 new topics

Top users:

  1. Moin: 9 posts, 14 likes
  2. sam: 4 posts, 13 likes
  3. NateDhaliwal: 6 posts, 8 likes
  4. Lilly: 2 posts, 7 likes
  5. JammyDodger: 3 posts, 6 likes
  6. ondrej: 2 posts, 6 likes
  7. keegan: 3 posts, 5 likes
  8. Falco: 2 posts, 5 likes
  9. pfaffman: 5 posts, 4 likes
  10. joffreyjaffeux: 1 post, 4 likes

Interesting Topics

Announcements

  • sam unveiled AI Artifact storage (ai), showcasing a seamlessly embedded LLM–powered survey that runs entirely in a Discourse Artifact and hints at future uses like games and sophisticated polls. read more

Installation

  • hnnsly asked about adding HashiCorp Nomad support for multi-node deployments; Falco shared how they bootstrap containers to a registry and run them with Nomad. read more

  • d_bl1n struggled with SMTP and DNS settings when trying to create a Discourse forum with Docker on a VPS; Lilly pointed them to the official setup guide and mail troubleshooting docs. read more

  • skozz hit an S3 migration error during a backup restore, and pfaffman walked through using discourse restore --pause plus a Rails console cleanup to salvage the import. read more

Support

  • MAR queried how to replicate the shortcut buttons (Discover, Customize, Guides, Our Hosting) at the top of the forum; Moin pointed to the Banner Featured Links theme component and NateDhaliwal’s deep-dive. read more

  • chrismalone reported that published page CSS isn’t showing on the frontend; the community is testing visibility and CDN propagation. read more

  • Heliosurge suggested CSS tricks to hide category descriptions in subcategory row style, answering a request on managing the “About Category” display. read more

  • Alexandre_Gurgel saw a 500 error when liking via the REST API; tobiaseigen walked through checking /logs, using /safe-mode, and isolating plugins. read more

  • dementad praised using ChatGPT to troubleshoot a new VPS install, noting edge cases like port conflicts and SMTP quirks. read more

Feature

  • nolo proposed a full-screen chat default for collaboration-focused setups; joffreyjaffeux provided an initializer snippet to set discourse_chat_preferred_mode to “FULL_PAGE_CHAT.” read more

  • merefield dropped a gentle reminder to Falco on the link-to-title request for the Discourse PWA share feature—ensuring shared topics point to titles, not body content. read more

UX

  • jordan-vidrine trialed new header dropdown and notification menu styles, iterating font sizes, avatar spacing, and nav highlight approaches after feedback from sam. read more

  • sam flagged an inconsistent timestamp format in Chat (mixing short and long forms); the team is discussing unifying on 12- or 24-hour time. read more

  • Rafael_Goncalves noted that some mobile topics allow horizontal overscroll, and Moin linked the fix in the super-long-line bug topic. read more

Bug

  • Architect spotted a super-long line in the time-gap template that causes desktop side-scrolling; awesomerobot committed a fix in PR 33175. read more

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After yesterday’s lively header debates and chat-mode brainstorms, even our virtual puppies are barking with excitement!

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Interesting Topics

  • Dev When to switch themes/plugins to .gjs? NateDhaliwal asked if HBS components remain supported and david confirmed they will work but recommends using .gjs for new code and migrating existing themes with ember-template-lint enforcement read more

  • Support Creating a custom filter homepage saw MihirR explore dynamic homepages with multiple topic lists and awesomerobot suggested time-based filters (e.g., activity-after:7) and duplicate suppression in future releases read more

  • Marketplace [PAID] Discourse Chat Bug Fixes + Enhancements had blake propose video thumbnail support for chat posts and pmusaraj confirm the fix, improving user feedback on video embeds read more

  • Bug #emoji: Côte d’Ivoire flag emoji not rendering prompted supermathie to pinpoint inconsistencies in alias handling, Lilly to note related emoji breaks, and community discussion on diacritic vs. non-diacritic names read more

  • UX New header dropdown / notification menu styles and subsequent UX improvements on header dropdown (notifications) featured jordan-vidrine iterating on read/unread states and nolo calling for a systematic design audit read more & read more

  • Dev In a component, how do I find out the base URI of the forum? saw Moin point to discourse/helpers/base-path and discourse/lib/get-url usage in popular theme components read more

  • Support Browser Notifications not working had Falco troubleshoot missing desktop notifications, guiding users through Chrome app installs and preference checks read more

  • Feature #completed: Feature request: link to title not body when sharing to discourse PWA was merged after merefield’s PR, improving share behavior in the PWA read more

  • Feature #review-queue: Add the ability to filter by ‘Reviewed between’ dates saw T_Disco propose date-range filters on the review queue, opening discussion on analogous ‘Posted between’ functionality read more

  • Support Uploads to external storage featured pfaffman sharing Docker volume mappings to offload uploads to CIFS or other file shares read more

  • Community What livestream/webinar platforms do you use? had putty ask about embedding events and chats, with examples ranging from Teams Townhalls to Streamyard workflows read more

  • Theme component: Filtered Topic Lists discussion returned as MihirR sought “hide duplicates” behavior when combining multiple filtered lists on a page read more

  • Announcements Test our new composer! prompted MihirR to ask about defaulting the experimental editor, with NateDhaliwal noting it remains opt-in pending stability read more

  • Support Sidekiq warnings saw Ethsim2 flag memory alerts on an 8 GB server and discuss UNICORN_SIDEKIQ_MEMORY_KILLER_MAX_RSS tweaks for Sidekiq in app.yml read more

  • Support #PWA: Enable Notification Option – PWA led MihirR to build a theme component prompting users every two days if notifications are off, with drop-in JS support for light/dark modes read more & read more

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Looks like we spent yesterday turning HBS into .gjs faster than a puppy chasing a laser dot—stay pawsome!