Daily Summary (1pm UTC)

[Discourse]

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

• New Posts: 83
• New Topics: 6

Top Contributors:

1. CocoQuark (9 likes, 6 posts)
2. LotusJeff (8 likes, 4 posts)
3. Ed_S (6 likes, 7 posts)
4. Jagster (5 likes, 1 posts)
5. md-misko (4 likes, 2 posts)

Interesting Topics

Support Category

• A significant issue emerged regarding Docker Rate Limit Errors affecting multiple users. md-misko identified this as an IPv6-related problem specifically affecting DigitalOcean droplets, with a solution involving disabling IPv6.

• ale-re reported issues with password reset request flooding, leading to a discussion about privacy settings and the recent default enabling of the hide_email_address_taken setting.

• willie sought help with adding custom links to the sidebar, with Jagster providing a solution using the /my/preferences/profile format.

• amsaal encountered problems rebuilding their Discourse installation, revealing issues with git repository configuration.

• huynhthai824 reported difficulties with filtering and inserting categories in the Navigation Sidebar, specifically regarding the General Category.

Bug Category

• Turtle raised an interesting question about the New User of the Month calculation, leading to a detailed explanation of how post counts affect the final score.

UX Category

• Discussion continued on Events display issues where standalone events showed “0 going” unnecessarily.

Theme Category

• Fma965 provided feedback on the FKB Pro Social theme, requesting an option to prevent layout readjustment when the sidebar is hidden.

Dev Category

• katruki inquired about moving the avatar_template inside topic body, referencing the Unreal Engine forums as an example.

#Self-Hosting Category

• denvergeeks encountered issues with Mail-Receiver configuration, specifically regarding case-sensitive naming conventions in the launcher.

Activity by the @team Group

• jordan-vidrine was active in multiple threads:

  • Acknowledged and provided a fix for the Events “0 going” display issue
  • Confirmed a fix for the reply count visibility issue in themes

• tobiaseigen engaged in discussion about password reset request flooding, seeking additional information about the nature and scope of the issue.

Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow!

[Discourse]

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

• New Posts: 88
• New Topics: 14
• Top Users:
  • BrianC: 12 likes, 1 post
  • merefield: 11 likes, 8 posts
  • Moin: 8 likes, 2 posts
  • CocoQuark: 8 likes, 7 posts
  • pfaffman: 7 likes, 4 posts

Interesting Topics

Bug

• MihirR reported a user profile click issue in the chat window where clicking on usernames causes the interface to turn blank. rishabh confirmed the issue can be reproduced on Firefox (MacOS).

• Users are experiencing segmentation faults during assets:precompile with mini_racer.rb, with hellekin noting undefined method errors for salt and theme modifiers.

Support

• sandra.mccollum encountered configuration file issues with app.yml during SSH login, which pfaffman and merefield helped troubleshoot as likely related to custom login scripts.

• FridgeTT reported their Brevo account suspension without clear Terms of Service violation explanation, with CocoQuark suggesting switching to an alternative email provider.

• Truthseeker asked about automatically populating categories based on tags, with thoka and others explaining Discourse’s category/tag relationship limitations.

UX

• meglio requested Enter key behavior changes for chat message submission, suggesting alignment with other platforms. merefield noted current behavior matches several major chat applications.

• zaihuigengmei shared practical CSS functions for adding original poster indicators and custom homepage content colors.

Feature

• rishabh responded positively to a suggestion for adding graphs of cheers, comparing it to GitHub’s profile heatmap functionality.

Dev

• Don provided detailed CSS examples for customizing avatar placement within topic bodies.

Installation

• ramamang encountered errors while building Discourse over HTTP with AWS EC2 configuration.

Plugin

• joo requested multiple alias support for the Discourse Staff Alias plugin to increase its flexibility.

Community

• Architect initiated a discussion about launching new community sites, focusing on challenges of starting from scratch and member recruitment.

Praise

• BrianC shared heartfelt wishes for 2025, expressing appreciation for both the Discourse product and community.

Activity by the @team Group

• joffreyjaffeux confirmed they are discussing the Enter key behavior internally for chat messages.
• joffreyjaffeux acknowledged awareness of the user profile click issue and indicated plans for a January fix.
• rishabh confirmed investigation of the user profile click bug on Firefox.
• tobiaseigen inquired about uncategorized topics settings in a navigation sidebar discussion.

Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow!