A user sought help increasing the size of their reply textarea in Discourse. After troubleshooting, it was discovered that the issue was caused by the “Choose Next Topic” plugin.
A question was raised about changing the link under the logo to point to the Categories page instead of Discovery. Solutions involving custom settings and theme components were suggested.
There was a discussion about configuring permissions to allow users to create posts in a category without seeing others’ posts. The built-in flagging system was recommended as an alternative.
A user asked for recommendations on plugins to enhance user engagement on Discourse forums. Suggestions included the Gamification plugin, Follow plugin, and the built-in Poll feature.
A thread discussed looking for the perfect theme for a Discourse forum, with users sharing various theme and component suggestions.
An issue was reported where bookmarks couldn’t be deleted in certain situations. The problem seemed to be related to how old bookmarks were recognized by the system.
The Discourse team shared an update on current projects for September 2024, including work on the composer, converter framework, and other improvements.
ppcole encountered an issue with blocked words in URLs when adding an event. It was resolved by identifying a watched word with an asterisk that was unintentionally matching legitimate content.
th21 reported incorrect activate URLs for traditional Chinese sites, causing “page not existed” errors. This may be related to a recent fix for URL generation.
A user inquired about removing topics from the latest list that they created themselves. Several solutions were suggested, including using plugins or muting specific tags.
There was a discussion about Google Docs image hotlinking and image compression in Discourse. Users debated the pros and cons of compression and explored various settings to control image quality.
A user reported trouble with new Font Awesome 6 icons in theme components. The community helped troubleshoot and provided solutions for using the updated icon names.
An issue was reported regarding Let’s Encrypt with multiple domains not working for ECC certificates. The community worked together to identify the problem and suggest fixes.
A discussion was started about SEO strategies for forums. Users shared tips and resources for improving search engine visibility for Discourse communities.
A user suggested adding SCIM support as a service provider to Discourse. The community discussed the potential implementation and challenges of this feature.
A user encountered an SSO issue with missing parameters when integrating Discourse with another platform. The community provided troubleshooting steps and configuration advice.
Stevej reported issues with category endpoints in WordPress integration. The problem was resolved by reverting the lazy load categories groups setting, as suggested by Lilly and RGJ.
Vede reported issues with the Discourse Hub app not connecting accounts after the latest update. The problem seems to persist for some users despite reinstallation attempts.
<h1><a name="today-on-metadiscourseorg-1" class="anchor" href="#today-on-metadiscourseorg-1"></a>Today on <a href="http://meta.discourse.org">meta.discourse.org</a>…</h1>
<h2><a name="key-stats-2" class="anchor" href="#key-stats-2"></a>Key Stats</h2>
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<li>New posts: 45</li>
<li>New topics: 6</li>
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<p>Top users:</p>
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<li><a class="mention" href="/u/moin">Moin</a> (18 likes, 5 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/merefield">merefield</a> (5 likes, 3 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/andrew15-5">Andrew15-5</a> (4 likes, 1 post)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/lilly">Lilly</a> (4 likes, 1 post)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/nathank">nathank</a> (4 likes, 2 posts)</li>
</ol>
<h2><a name="interesting-topics-3" class="anchor" href="#interesting-topics-3"></a>Interesting Topics</h2>
<h3><a name="feature-4" class="anchor" href="#feature-4"></a><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/feature/2?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="feature" data-id="2"><span class="hashtag-icon-placeholder"><svg class="fa d-icon d-icon-square-full svg-icon svg-node"><use href="#square-full"></use></svg></span><span>Feature</span></a></h3>
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<p><a class="mention" href="/u/moin">Moin</a> discovered that <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/67983/7?silent=true">TL4 users can now be prevented from editing other users’ posts</a> by removing the trust level 4 group from the new “edit all post groups” setting.</p>
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<p>There’s an ongoing discussion about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/20666/18?silent=true">enabling the tab key in the markdown editor</a> to improve indentation functionality, similar to other Markdown editors.</p>
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<p>A suggestion was made to <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/328507?silent=true">change the wording</a> when undoing a group membership acceptance from “request undone” to “user removed” for better clarity.</p>
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<p>Users are discussing the possibility of <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/190706/2?silent=true">adding automatic group request accept/deny messages</a>, with automatic acceptance messages now implemented.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h3><a name="ux-5" class="anchor" href="#ux-5"></a><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/ux/9?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="ux" data-id="9"><span class="hashtag-icon-placeholder"><svg class="fa d-icon d-icon-square-full svg-icon svg-node"><use href="#square-full"></use></svg></span><span>UX</span></a></h3>
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<p><a class="mention" href="/u/andrew15-5">Andrew15-5</a> reported an issue where the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/328472?silent=true">advanced tutorial was completed before reaching TL2</a>, causing redundant bot automation.</p>
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<p>A bug was reported where <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/328510?silent=true">duplicate related topics tabs appear sometimes</a> in the interface.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h3><a name="installation-6" class="anchor" href="#installation-6"></a><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/installation/31?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="installation" data-id="31"><span class="hashtag-icon-placeholder"><svg class="fa d-icon d-icon-square-full svg-icon svg-node"><use href="#square-full"></use></svg></span><span>Installation</span></a></h3>
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<li><a class="mention" href="/u/joshhabka">joshhabka</a> sought help <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/328520?silent=true">setting up Discourse with Cloudflare Tunnels</a>, encountering issues with hostname recognition during setup.</li>
</ul>
<h3><a name="plugin-7" class="anchor" href="#plugin-7"></a><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/plugin/22?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="plugin" data-id="22"><span class="hashtag-icon-placeholder"><svg class="fa d-icon d-icon-square-full svg-icon svg-node"><use href="#square-full"></use></svg></span><span>Plugin</span></a></h3>
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<p>The <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/180967/108?silent=true">Landing Pages Plugin</a> discussion continued, with clarification that it’s not available for standard <a href="http://Discourse.com" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">Discourse.com</a> hosting plans.</p>
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<p>Exciting developments in the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/256652/960?silent=true">Discourse Chatbot plugin</a> were shared, with <a class="mention" href="/u/merefield">merefield</a> reporting impressive results using the new llama3.2 model locally.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h3><a name="theme-8" class="anchor" href="#theme-8"></a><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/theme/61?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="theme" data-id="61"><span class="hashtag-icon-placeholder"><svg class="fa d-icon d-icon-square-full svg-icon svg-node"><use href="#square-full"></use></svg></span><span>Theme</span></a></h3>
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<li>Users discussed the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/144264/133?silent=true">Homepage Feature theme component</a>, sharing alternative options for customizing the homepage.</li>
</ul>
<h3><a name="sso-9" class="anchor" href="#sso-9"></a><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/sso/24?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="sso" data-id="24"><span class="hashtag-icon-placeholder"><svg class="fa d-icon d-icon-square-full svg-icon svg-node"><use href="#square-full"></use></svg></span><span>SSO</span></a></h3>
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<li>A user inquired about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/328157/8?silent=true">Ghost integration with paid Discourse plans</a>, leading to a discussion on the complexity of setup and potential improvements.</li>
</ul>
<h3><a name="support-10" class="anchor" href="#support-10"></a><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/support/6?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="support" data-id="6"><span class="hashtag-icon-placeholder"><svg class="fa d-icon d-icon-square-full svg-icon svg-node"><use href="#square-full"></use></svg></span><span>Support</span></a></h3>
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<p><a class="mention" href="/u/jagster">Jagster</a> asked about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/328552?silent=true">updating all topics to show full WordPress posts</a> after changing a setting in the WordPress integration.</p>
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<p>A user reported an <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/328549?silent=true">error with embed URLs in the Gutenberg editor</a> when integrating WordPress with Discourse.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h2><a name="activity-by-the-team-group-11" class="anchor" href="#activity-by-the-team-group-11"></a>Activity by the <a class="mention-group" href="/groups/team?silent=true">@team</a> Group</h2>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/lilly">Lilly</a> provided assistance in a thread about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/328520/5?silent=true">installing Discourse with Cloudflare Tunnels</a>, pointing the user to a helpful guide on the topic.</p>
<p>Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow! <img src="https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/twitter/slight_smile.png?v=12" title=":slight_smile:" class="emoji" alt=":slight_smile:" loading="lazy" width="20" height="20"></p>
lindsey provided an update on the Discourse composer update, mentioning that they are considering Lexical as a potential option for integration.
sam responded to inquiries about Discourse AI features, noting that while PDF support is not yet available, TXT files are supported in their Persona and Tool RAG implementation.
hugh acknowledged feedback on review queue improvements and mentioned that the team is currently working on making reasons for flags clearer and standardizing moderator actions.
