Discourse has launched their new fullscreen signup and login pages, providing a more streamlined experience for community members. The update will be rolled out across communities in the coming weeks.
The AI Web Artifacts feature continues to generate excitement, with users sharing demos and discussing implementation details. Arkshine reported some UI issues which sam acknowledged and is tracking.
A user sought help with bot spam attacks on their forum, with the community suggesting solutions including Akismet integration and watched words configuration.
Discussion around supporting zip file uploads in forums, with confirmation that zip files can be supported through authorized extensions settings.
Question about blocking IP address ranges to combat trolls, with detailed discussion on CIDR notation and implementation.
king_laurel investigated why buttons with icons contain zero-width space characters, leading to an interesting discussion about button styling consistency.
nat introduced the new Discourse Livestream plugin, which allows users to create livestream topics with integrated video streaming and chat functionality.
A discussion about SSL configuration issues was resolved when Jagster identified OpenSSL version compatibility problems between different Ubuntu versions.
Questions arose about the continued relevance of the Default Composer Category component following the addition of the default_composer_category site setting.
Alteras introduced a new QR Code Shareables component that adds QR code generation functionality for sharing links. The component received quick feedback and improvements for iPad compatibility.
A discussion about the new topic controls design on Meta raised concerns about timeline size and dropdown menu efficiency. chapoi acknowledged these points are being reviewed.
awesomerobotfixed an issue with AI edit button positioning during topic title editing, with additional improvements coming for personal messages.
An investigation into site loading delays of up to 50 seconds led to detailed diagnostics and troubleshooting with Ed_S providing guidance on using iotop for monitoring disk I/O.
saquetim announced important upcoming post menu changes and provided guidance on how theme/plugin developers should prepare for the transition to Glimmer components.
Don released a new F NAV - Mobile Navigation Tabs theme component that improves mobile navigation. The component received positive feedback from users like CocoQuark who noted it “should be the default behavior” for easier thumb reach on mobile devices read more.
SubStrider inquired about building a Flutter app using Discourse APIs, leading to an insightful discussion about the challenges of creating custom frontends. pfaffman confirmed it’s possible but advised against duplicating thousands of hours of work.
SeanDrownedinSound raised concerns about new OfCom rules for online safety in the UK, with HAWK confirming Discourse is prepared with appropriate tools and compliance measures.
Elena sought help with category page styling, specifically about implementing the “boxes with subcategories” display option.
Don initiated a discussion about experiences with new AI models in Discourse, particularly focusing on Grok and Gemini Flash 2 implementations. sam provided insights about system messages and language handling.
A request for improved parent post navigation was discussed, with awesomerobot explaining Discourse’s intentional design choices regarding thread structure.
An interesting discussion about bypassing watched words with confusable Unicode characters led to potential feature suggestions for handling such cases.
hugh announced that color schemes are now being renamed to color palettes across Discourse’s interface to improve terminology consistency. The functionality remains the same, but documentation will be gradually updated to reflect this change.
Moin reported an issue where filtering for the #index tag doesn’t work, causing console errors and excessive requests. sam acknowledged this is related to the “raw handlebars” to “glimmer components” migration.
Saif announced 3.4.0.beta3, introducing several new features including updates checking on What’s New page, user filtering in review queue, and threading in Chat DMs and group chats.
sam introduced AI-powered spam detection in Discourse AI, offering better control over spam scanning with support for various LLM options including OpenRouter integration.
david detailed upcoming changes to topic-list implementation, moving from raw handlebars to modern Glimmer components. Theme and plugin developers will need to update their customizations accordingly.
CocoQuark identified an issue with mobile reply button sizing where the notifications button wrapper was causing inconsistent scaling. sam acknowledged the finding and passed it to the design team.
MihirR inquired about bulk moderator assignment capabilities, exploring options for assigning mod status to multiple users based on criteria like email domains. CocoQuark suggested using API or Rails scripts while emphasizing caution with bulk operations.
A bug was reported regarding invalid invite fields for moderators, where moderators see unavailable options in the dropdown menu despite lacking necessary permissions.
Lilly offered insight into the email normalization setting and its recent changes, helping resolve concerns about registration spam.
mcwumbly also contributed to the discussion about moderator invite fields, suggesting improvements to the dropdown visibility based on user permissions.
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A user encountered font family issues with Arial persisting despite customization attempts. Don provided a solution involving the force_https site setting.
jordan-violet reported access denied errors when trying to reach Azure AI API from Discourse, which was resolved through proper Azure AI networking configuration.
Discussion about the size of reply buttons being influenced by text size preferences, with CocoQuark identifying the cause related to zero-width space characters.
