Today on meta.discourse.org…
Key Stats
Over the past 24 hours, the community generated 120 new posts across 52 topics, and received 224 likes.
| Top User | Posts | Likes |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsey | 2 | 28 |
| Moin | 10 | 21 |
| Pmusaraj | 7 | 15 |
| Chapoi | 11 | 14 |
| Awesomerobot | 4 | 14 |
| Oniel | 1 | 14 |
| Akanora | 6 | 12 |
| Merefield | 5 | 12 |
| Darkpixlz | 4 | 10 |
| One1 | 8 | 9 |
Interesting Topics
#Announcements
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Lindsey revealed the new Workflows feature — a visual automation builder with triggers, conditions, actions, and utilities, available on Business and Enterprise plans. Awesomerobot confirmed it will eventually replace the Automations plugin, while RGJ shared positive hands‑on experience after four weeks of use. read more
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Rishabh announced the new login‑via‑email‑code flow, a passwordless alternative that stays on the same page. Dfabulich discussed the benefits of nudging users toward passkeys, while Don requested the ability to change the display name during registration. Pmusaraj explained how this approach avoids in‑app browser pitfalls. read more
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The redesigned admin dashboard (from #better‑insights) continues to generate discussion. One1 objected to the removal of version info from the main dashboard, prompting a conversation with Chapoi and Mcwumbly about future customisability. Ed_S reminded the team not to forget the “Morlocks” who run the system. read more
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GIFs are moving to Discourse core — Martin clarified the migration approach for hosted customers, while Lilly pointed out that the free Giphy API still works well for self‑hosters. read more
#Theme
- Oniel released Oniel’s Flat Theme, a modern, responsive theme focused on clarity and dense information. Pmusaraj praised the sharp look and suggested adding more mobile screenshots. read more
#Self‑hosting
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Yuki_Sui reported a broken forum after an update, with template errors and missing migrations. NateDhaliwal and Chapoi suggested a rebuild or manual
db:migrate, which resolved the issue. read more -
Jagster described every theme component breaking after a rebuild. David advised clearing the theme cache via
Discourse.clear_all_theme_cache!, which fixed the problem. read more
bug
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Akanora found that the avatar selector modal crashes with
t.split is not a functionwhen “selectable avatars” is enabled but empty. Pmusaraj traced the cause and submitted a pull request to handle the edge case gracefully. read more -
Overgrow identified a bug in the AI bot: clicking “Retry” in public topics creates a duplicate reply instead of regenerating. The root cause is that the non‑streaming path ignores the
existing_reply_postparameter. read more
#Plugin
- The official Discourse Workflows documentation topic went live with a full guide on nodes, variables, and expressions. Patrickemin asked about activation; Awesomerobot pointed to the
upcoming-changespage. read more
Support
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Gid asked how to install plugins on the free hosting plan. Moin explained the tier‑based plugin restrictions, and Darkpixlz and Lilly confirmed that custom plugins require a paid plan or self‑hosting. read more
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One1 wondered where the version information on the admin dashboard went. Moin and Lilly suggested checking the “Update Discourse” page or disabling the “Dashboard improvements” upcoming change. read more
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Gid sought a way to limit each user to one post per topic. Merefield proposed slow mode as a workaround, though it requires manual enabling per topic. read more
ux
- Moin reported that the relative time selection in the bookmark modal now uses two lines. Awesomerobot fixed it with a single‑line layout pull request. read more
#Feature
- Andresfromsonar requested the ability to exclude groups in the
/filterquery, similar to the existing-usersoption. Mcwumbly agreed it fits the existing patterns well. read more
Activity by the Team Group
Team members were highly active across multiple areas. Pmusaraj provided debugging help on the avatar selector crash, explained the benefits of email‑code login, praised the new Flat Theme, and weighed in on Discourse ID goals. Chapoi responded to feedback on the dashboard redesign, suggested a migration fix, fixed the bookmark time‑picker layout, resolved a drag‑and‑drop issue in custom sidebar sections, improved the “First Reaction” badge description, approved a feature for deleting pending posts, and tagged Renato on the iOS composer bug. Awesomerobot announced that Workflows will replace Automations, fixed the bookmark time‑picker, and shared thoughts on AI‑content detection. Lindsey kicked off the Workflows preview and authored the official documentation. Martin clarified the GIFs migration strategy and addressed a logging error in the upcoming‑changes problem check. Mcwumbly supported the group‑exclusion filter request and discussed future customisability of the admin dashboard. David helped a user clear the theme cache after a broken upgrade. Tobiaseigen promoted an online community‑building workshop and revisited the status of bootstrap mode.
With a brand new Workflows feature, a fresh flat theme, and robot‑like precision in squashing bugs, yesterday showed that Discourse is still the most community‑driven platform around—puppies everywhere are wagging their tails in approval!