Esb678 discovered a potential security issue where users could bypass category posting restrictions through the quote feature. awesomerobot confirmed this is a Discourse-wide issue that will be addressed.
jord8on reported issues with updating Docker via the admin UI due to an outdated Docker version. pfaffman suggested potential solutions including upgrading to a fresh VM for Ubuntu 18.04 installations.
A user sought guidance on handling excessive email notifications in their Discourse instance. pfaffman recommended checking the “max emails per day per user” setting and reviewing category watch settings.
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<h2><a name="key-stats-2" class="anchor" href="#key-stats-2"></a>Key Stats</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>New Posts:</strong> 99</li>
<li><strong>New Topics:</strong> 15</li>
<li><strong>Top Contributors:</strong>
<ul>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/arkshine">Arkshine</a> (11 likes, 3 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/moin">Moin</a> (9 likes, 4 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/merefield">merefield</a> (9 likes, 6 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/pfaffman">pfaffman</a> (8 likes, 4 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/rgj">RGJ</a> (6 likes, 3 posts)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2><a name="interesting-topics-3" class="anchor" href="#interesting-topics-3"></a>Interesting Topics</h2>
<h3><a name="site-management-4" class="anchor" href="#site-management-4"></a><span class="hashtag-raw">#Site-Management</span></h3>
<ul>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/moin">Moin</a> published a comprehensive guide on <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347764?silent=true">configuring default sidebars</a> for users, explaining how to customize sections and adjust user preferences for optimal navigation.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/rgj">RGJ</a> highlighted an important observation about spam prevention, noting that <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/264020/13?silent=true">sites hit by large spam attacks</a> often had categories set to allow ‘everyone’ to create posts, bypassing trust level restrictions.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h3><a name="support-5" class="anchor" href="#support-5"></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>
<ul>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/sandra.mccollum">sandra.mccollum</a> reported an issue with the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347829?silent=true">“My Posts” menu option missing</a> from the left panel after recent updates, which <a class="mention" href="/u/moin">Moin</a> confirmed was an intentional change related to the new drafts feature.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/vin100">vin100</a> sought help regarding <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347818?silent=true">users not receiving weekly summaries</a> despite having the recommended settings enabled.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/david_ghost">David_Ghost</a> requested assistance with <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347751?silent=true">blocking RSS feeds</a> to prevent automatic reposting of forum content on external sites.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h3><a name="bug-6" class="anchor" href="#bug-6"></a><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/bug/1?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="bug" data-id="1"><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>Bug</span></a></h3>
<ul>
<li>Users reported that the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347088/12?silent=true">AI Summarization Backfill</a> process was not summarizing many topics due to age restrictions, affecting approximately 75% of Latest topics.</li>
</ul>
<h3><a name="ux-7" class="anchor" href="#ux-7"></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>
<ul>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/moin">Moin</a> identified inconsistency in the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347771?silent=true">“configure defaults” link sizes</a> within different sections of the sidebar.</li>
</ul>
<h3><a name="feature-8" class="anchor" href="#feature-8"></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>
<ul>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/mate">Mate</a> suggested <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347802?silent=true">adding support for linked topics</a> with the experimental Templates feature.</li>
</ul>
<h3><a name="dev-9" class="anchor" href="#dev-9"></a><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/dev/7?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="dev" data-id="7"><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>Dev</span></a></h3>
<ul>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/angus">angus</a> published a detailed guide on <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347688?silent=true">preloading data and dealing with N+1 Query problems</a> in Discourse rails applications.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/robertkibet">robertkibet</a> sought guidance on updating code to use the new discovery service instead of the deprecated controller:navigation/category.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h3><a name="theme-component-10" class="anchor" href="#theme-component-10"></a><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/theme-component/120?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="theme-component" data-id="120"><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 component</span></a></h3>
<ul>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/cax.do">CAX.DO</a> requested improvements to the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/342277/18?silent=true">F NAV - Mobile Navigation</a> component, suggesting keeping the menu bar always at the top for better mobile usability.</li>
</ul>
<h3><a name="community-11" class="anchor" href="#community-11"></a><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/community/65?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="community" data-id="65"><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>Community</span></a></h3>
<ul>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/simon">simon</a> provided an update on the potential for <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/274455/48?silent=true">Discourse as a comment platform</a>, sharing conclusions from their investigation into the technical requirements.</li>
</ul>
<h3><a name="migration-12" class="anchor" href="#migration-12"></a><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/migration/106?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="migration" data-id="106"><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>Migration</span></a></h3>
<ul>
<li>A user reported issues with <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/346364?silent=true">pages becoming almost invisible</a> when moving from www subdomain to forum subdomain with 301 redirect.</li>
</ul>
<h2><a name="activity-by-the-team-group-13" class="anchor" href="#activity-by-the-team-group-13"></a>Activity by the <a class="mention-group" href="/groups/team?silent=true">@team</a> Group</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/nat">nat</a> discussed potential improvements to spam prevention settings in the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347425/11?silent=true">spam attack response guide</a>.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/david">david</a> investigated a Chrome crash issue with the new <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/346215/4?silent=true">Discourse developer toolbar</a>.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/supermathie">supermathie</a> engaged in a discussion about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347751/2?silent=true">blocking RSS feeds</a>, seeking clarification about the use case.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/mcwumbly">mcwumbly</a> provided context about future plans in the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347311/10?silent=true">Current Projects - January 2025</a> discussion.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/tobiaseigen">tobiaseigen</a> helped redirect a Discord login scope request to the appropriate category.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/gerhard">gerhard</a> confirmed functionality regarding <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/79773/245?silent=true">mailing list migration</a> email threading.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/fzngagan">fzngagan</a> announced the integration of additional user approval data into core Discourse.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/bas">Bas</a> provided guidance on a domain migration issue.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/lilly">Lilly</a> assisted with icon replacement in the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/115736/40?silent=true">custom topic button theme</a>.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<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>
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<h2><a name="key-stats-2" class="anchor" href="#key-stats-2"></a>Key Stats</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>New Posts</strong>: 61</li>
<li><strong>New Topics</strong>: 5</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Top Users Today</strong>:</p>
<ul>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/moin">Moin</a> (15 likes, 4 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/hawk">HAWK</a> (6 likes, 1 post)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/sandra.mccollum">sandra.mccollum</a> (5 likes, 5 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/bloomexperiment">bloomexperiment</a> (5 likes, 1 post)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/sam">sam</a> (5 likes, 1 post)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/pfaffman">pfaffman</a> (5 likes, 2 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/thoka">thoka</a> (3 likes, 1 post)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/tobiaseigen">tobiaseigen</a> (3 likes, 1 post)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/marcp">MarcP</a> (3 likes, 3 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/j127">j127</a> (2 likes, 3 posts)</li>
</ul>
<h2><a name="interesting-topics-3" class="anchor" href="#interesting-topics-3"></a>Interesting Topics</h2>
<h3><a name="ux-4" class="anchor" href="#ux-4"></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>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Users reported the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347829?silent=true">“My Posts” menu option missing</a> from the left panel after recent updates. <a class="mention" href="/u/moin">Moin</a> discovered a workaround by adding a trailing slash to the URL, while <a class="mention" href="/u/mcwumbly">mcwumbly</a> explained the intentional change was made to simplify the sidebar.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/moin">Moin</a> suggested an improvement to <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347855?silent=true">hide the bookmark button on hidden posts</a>, similar to how the ‘like’ button is hidden. This would enhance user experience by preventing attempts to bookmark inaccessible content.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h3><a name="plugin-5" class="anchor" href="#plugin-5"></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>
<ul>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/thoka">thoka</a> introduced a new <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347880?silent=true">Turbowarp plugin</a> that enables embedding Scratch projects inside posts via <a href="http://turbowarp.org" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">turbowarp.org</a>, potentially useful for creating teaching materials.</li>
</ul>
<h3><a name="support-6" class="anchor" href="#support-6"></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>
<ul>
<li>
<p>A discussion arose about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347818?silent=true">users not receiving weekly summaries</a> despite having the correct settings enabled, highlighting the importance of checking both site-wide and individual user email settings.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>An inquiry was made about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347863?silent=true">preventing access to the badge page</a> in Discourse, with users discussing the implications and potential solutions.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/copymonopoly">copymonopoly</a> asked about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347751?silent=true">blocking RSS feeds</a> to prevent content scraping, leading to broader discussions about handling stolen content.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h3><a name="bug-7" class="anchor" href="#bug-7"></a><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/bug/1?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="bug" data-id="1"><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>Bug</span></a></h3>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Users reported issues with <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/302776?silent=true">titles on graphs in community health dashboard not being localized</a>, though <a class="mention" href="/u/moin">Moin</a> explained that translations are merged weekly and new strings temporarily fall back to English.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>A bug was reported regarding <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347844?silent=true">email processing errors</a> causing the entire email queue to fail with EmptyEmailError.</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>
<ul>
<li>The <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/111806?silent=true">Ghost Theme</a> was reported to have multiple deprecations with templates and potential Font Awesome 6 related issues.</li>
</ul>
<h2><a name="activity-by-the-team-group-9" class="anchor" href="#activity-by-the-team-group-9"></a>Activity by the <a class="mention-group" href="/groups/team?silent=true">@team</a> Group</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/hawk">HAWK</a> provided a lighthearted response in the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347817?silent=true">digest email discussion</a>, noting it would be quicker to unsubscribe than complain.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/sam">sam</a> adjusted a topic title to be less clickbait-like and discussed forum admin autonomy regarding <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347817?silent=true">email engagement defaults</a>.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/tobiaseigen">tobiaseigen</a> contributed insights about UI changes related to the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347829?silent=true">My Posts menu removal</a>, explaining the reasoning behind recent interface updates.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/mcwumbly">mcwumbly</a> provided context about the decision to remove the “my posts” option, noting it was discussed extensively before implementation and they’re monitoring user feedback.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/kelv">kelv</a> offered technical explanation about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/346447?silent=true">email-receiver behavior</a> related to VERP handling in Discourse.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<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>
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<h2><a name="key-stats-2" class="anchor" href="#key-stats-2"></a>Key Stats</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>New Posts:</strong> 100</li>
<li><strong>New Topics:</strong> 17</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Top Contributors:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/sam">sam</a> (17 likes, 8 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/moin">Moin</a> (17 likes, 6 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/cocoquark">CocoQuark</a> (14 likes, 15 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/merefield">merefield</a> (10 likes, 3 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/jagster">Jagster</a> (5 likes, 3 posts)</li>
</ol>
<h2><a name="interesting-topics-3" class="anchor" href="#interesting-topics-3"></a>Interesting Topics</h2>
<p><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></p>
<ul>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/merefield">merefield</a> proposed a new <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347980?silent=true">AI-powered code formatting tool</a> to help users properly format code blocks in posts. <a class="mention" href="/u/sam">sam</a> suggested implementing an automation that could automatically format code with high confidence detection.</li>
</ul>
<p><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/bug/1?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="bug" data-id="1"><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>Bug</span></a></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Users reported that <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347984?silent=true">moving posts to long topics fails</a> with an error message when attempting to move multiple posts between large topics.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>A concerning <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/348004?silent=true">Microsoft Defender detection</a> was reported after recent Discourse updates, with <a class="mention" href="/u/david">david</a> investigating the specific file locations affected.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>The <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347995?silent=true">emoji picker position appears incorrect</a> when using the “more” option in the completion popup, as documented with examples by <a class="mention" href="/u/cocoquark">CocoQuark</a>.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><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></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Discussion around <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347944?silent=true">implementing Discourse AI features</a> for suggesting relevant topics and sending private messages based on user queries.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Questions raised about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347934?silent=true">getting file sizes of attachments</a> through the API, highlighting current limitations in the REST API functionality.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Users seeking guidance on <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347850?silent=true">redirecting page-forbidden and page-not-found errors</a> in a marketplace context.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Investigation into why <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347818?silent=true">some users don’t receive weekly summaries</a>, with detailed error message analysis.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><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></p>
<ul>
<li>The <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347829?silent=true">“My Posts” menu option</a> was reported missing from the left panel after recent updates, with <a class="mention" href="/u/sam">sam</a> acknowledging the team is tracking this issue.</li>
</ul>
<p><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></p>
<ul>
<li>Discussion continued on <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/78326?silent=true">recommended SMTP providers</a> for Discourse installations, with comparisons between various services.</li>
</ul>
<p><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> Component</p>
<ul>
<li>Request for assistance with <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347138?silent=true">watermark image implementation</a> encountering file authorization errors.</li>
</ul>
<p><span class="hashtag-raw">#Data</span> & Reporting</p>
<ul>
<li>Investigation into <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347920?silent=true">API data vs WebUI data discrepancies</a> for user activity metrics.</li>
</ul>
<p><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/dev/7?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="dev" data-id="7"><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>Dev</span></a></p>
<ul>
<li>Discussion about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347934?silent=true">accessing file size metadata</a> through the API for post attachments.</li>
</ul>
<h2><a name="activity-by-the-team-group-4" class="anchor" href="#activity-by-the-team-group-4"></a>Activity by the <a class="mention-group" href="/groups/team?silent=true">@team</a> Group</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/sam">sam</a> provided updates on multiple topics:</p>
<ul>
<li>Acknowledged tracking the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347829?silent=true">My Posts menu issue</a></li>
<li>Suggested automated code formatting solution in the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347980?silent=true">AI formatting tool discussion</a></li>
<li>Confirmed merger of <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/330500?silent=true">AI token limiting feature</a></li>
<li>Discussed potential improvements to <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347088?silent=true">AI summarization backfilling</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/david">david</a> investigated the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/348004?silent=true">Microsoft Defender detection issue</a>, requesting specific file information from affected users.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/selase">selase</a> provided an update on the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/344927?silent=true">gamification points system</a>.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/tobiaseigen">tobiaseigen</a> engaged in discussion about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/286250?silent=true">form templates functionality</a>.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/nat">nat</a> was mentioned in relation to recent work on the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/347913?silent=true">translator plugin</a>.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<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>
nolo initiated an interesting discussion about documenting custom properties in the Discourse codebase, using AI to generate comprehensive documentation of CSS properties.
A critical issue was reported where the AI plugin caused all posts to become unreadable in the latest Discourse version. shannon1024 identified the root cause and provided a solution by disabling specific AI embeddings settings.
Dev
mk0r encountered issues with color palette settings not being reflected in a new theme installation. bloomexperiment helped identify that the hexadecimal color codes needed to be formatted without the ‘#’ symbol.
#Hosting
An engaging discussion about hosting provider recommendations emerged, with users sharing experiences across UpCloud, Phoenix NAP, and other providers. Interesting insights about US vs European connectivity were discussed.
Installation
Electropoetics explored the possibility of creating a shared forum for two websites with distinct styling, generating discussion about multisite setups and database sharing approaches.
Support
denvergeeks initiated a discussion about exporting forum posts for external LLMs, seeking methods to prepare content for upload into Perplexity.ai Workspace.
UX
Arkshine reported a minor interface issue where the title overlaps the close button in the topic navigation popup.
chat
Users reported issues with chat messages appearing in wrong order in high-traffic channels, particularly affecting channels with 100K+ users.
Theme
Monikas sought guidance on embedding sidebar components while using multiple theme frameworks, leading to clarification about compatibility between different sidebar solutions.
Plugin
Discussion continued around the ActivityPub Plugin, with users exploring integration possibilities with PeerTube and federation capabilities.
Feature
A request for adding options to disable user-to-user chat generated ongoing discussion about chat management features.
Lilly provided quick assistance in the hosting providers discussion by linking to the comprehensive hosting recommendations guide.
Roman_Rizzi helped troubleshoot AI plugin issues, suggesting configuration checks for embeddings settings and offering to investigate migration problems.
tobiaseigen reminded users about proper forum etiquette in a review filter discussion, emphasizing the use of likes instead of “+1” responses.
Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow!
cmahns asked about adjusting Trust Level 0 settings to manage disruptive users, leading to a discussion about rate limiting and trust level progression.
<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>
<p><strong>Posts</strong>: 121 new posts<br>
<strong>Topics</strong>: 13 new topics</p>
<p><strong>Top Contributors</strong>:</p>
<ul>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/lindsey">lindsey</a> (44 likes, 3 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/arkshine">Arkshine</a> (33 likes, 10 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/jagster">Jagster</a> (12 likes, 9 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/pfaffman">pfaffman</a> (10 likes, 2 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/chrism">chrism</a> (7 likes, 1 posts)</li>
</ul>
<h2><a name="interesting-topics-3" class="anchor" href="#interesting-topics-3"></a>Interesting Topics</h2>
<p><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/announcements/67?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="announcements" data-id="67"><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>Announcements</span></a></p>
<ul>
<li>Exciting news as Discourse <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/349738?silent=true">now supports multiple drafts</a>, allowing users to save multiple topic drafts and replies simultaneously. The feature received enthusiastic feedback from the community.</li>
</ul>
<p><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/bug/1?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="bug" data-id="1"><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>Bug</span></a></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Users reported an <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/349719?silent=true">issue with AI helper hiding on Android tablets</a>, with <a class="mention" href="/u/pmusaraj">pmusaraj</a> and <a class="mention" href="/u/keegan">keegan</a> working on fixes both in the AI plugin and core.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>A bug was identified where <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/346825?silent=true">posts and accounts aren’t always restored</a> when flags from Discourse AI spam detection are rejected.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/arkshine">Arkshine</a> reported some <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/349845?silent=true">visual inconsistencies with double-buttons</a> in the post menu, likely related to recent Glimmer conversions.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/dev/7?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="dev" data-id="7"><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>Dev</span></a></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Discussion about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/349762?silent=true">installing custom Ruby plugins</a>, with <a class="mention" href="/u/pfaffman">pfaffman</a> providing guidance on plugin development.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/merefield">merefield</a> proposed adding a <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/349887?silent=true">new plugin outlet in the Chat Plugin</a> for additional Channel settings functionality.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><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></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Investigation into <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/348913?silent=true">high CPU usage issues</a> after upgrading to 3.4.0.beta4-dev, with detailed monitoring data shared.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Questions raised about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/349501?silent=true">backup frequency understanding</a> and potential timing issues.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Discussion about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/349722?silent=true">email bouncing issues</a> when replying to topics via email.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><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></p>
<ul>
<li>Ongoing discussion about the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/307785?silent=true">first day of week selection</a> in the calendar, highlighting the complexity of implementing this frequently requested feature.</li>
</ul>
<p><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/tag/wordpress?silent=true" data-type="tag" data-slug="wordpress" data-id="66"><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>wordpress</span></a></p>
<ul>
<li>User seeking help with <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/349782?silent=true">duplicate Discourse comment boxes</a> appearing after switching WordPress themes.</li>
</ul>
<h2><a name="activity-by-the-team-group-4" class="anchor" href="#activity-by-the-team-group-4"></a>Activity by the <a class="mention-group" href="/groups/team?silent=true">@team</a> Group</h2>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/lindsey">lindsey</a> announced the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/349738?silent=true">new multiple drafts feature</a> and engaged with users’ positive feedback.</p>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/pmusaraj">pmusaraj</a> and <a class="mention" href="/u/keegan">keegan</a> collaborated on <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/349719?silent=true">fixing the AI helper visibility issue</a> on Android tablets, with <a class="mention" href="/u/keegan">keegan</a> providing a follow-up PR in core.</p>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/chrism">chrism</a> shared enthusiasm about the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/349738/2?silent=true">multiple drafts feature</a>.</p>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/tobiaseigen">tobiaseigen</a> created a new <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/349799?silent=true">bug report about chat functionality</a> and provided guidance about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/349716?silent=true">moderator communication channels</a>.</p>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/falco">Falco</a> worked on <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/344678?silent=true">fixing Twitch clips embedding</a> and provided test cases.</p>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/kris.kotlarek">kris.kotlarek</a> confirmed a fix for <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/349653?silent=true">moderators group management</a>.</p>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/featheredtoast">featheredtoast</a> provided detailed troubleshooting steps for <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/349515?silent=true">PostgreSQL locale issues</a>.</p>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/roman_rizzi">Roman_Rizzi</a> investigated <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/349725?silent=true">AI embeddings configuration problems</a>.</p>
<p><a class="mention" href="/u/david">david</a> discussed <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/346415?silent=true">plugin outlet possibilities</a> and shared a PR for style attribute modifications.</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>
