# 일일 요약 (UTC 오전 5시)
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-summary-5am-utc/291851
**Category:** Forum summaries
**Created:** [1월 16, 2024, 9:58오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-summary-5am-utc/291851 "2024-01-16T21:58:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 36
### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [8월 20, 2026, 5:01오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-summary-5am-utc/291851/932 "2026-08-20T05:01:47Z")
# Today on [meta.discourse.org](http://meta.discourse.org)…
Here’s a look back at the past 24 hours on Meta, where the community shipped fixes, surfaced bugs, and debated the future of forums.
## Key Stats
In the last 24 hours, the community created **33 new topics** and **79 new posts** , with **113 likes** given across those posts.
**Top contributors:**
- @Awesomerobot — 5 posts, 15 likes
- @Sam — 2 posts, 11 likes
- @Ryan_Scott — 4 posts, 9 likes
- @Zogstrip — 1 post, 9 likes
- @Moin — 6 posts, 8 likes
- @Sk-Or-V1-Contents — 6 posts, 5 likes
- @Lindsey — 2 posts, 5 likes
- @Chapoi — 4 posts, 4 likes
- @Nickdb — 3 posts, 4 likes
- @Don — 1 post, 4 likes
## Interesting Topics
A selection of the most interesting discussions from the last 24 hours, grouped by category.
### #Announcements
- @Sam gave admins a peek under the hood with the new **detailed admin AI logs** page, adding richer filtering, retention controls, and streaming-response decoding to help diagnose #ai issues. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410499/1?silent=true)
- The **unified new view for the topic list** continues to evolve, with @Awesomerobot floating a mock-up to address complaints about combined counts and extra clicks, while @Petr0 and @Mbauman shared detailed feedback from their communities. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/404728/58?silent=true)
### #Support
- A scary #calendar-and-events outage affecting ~1,200 users was traced to a missing site setting after a Discourse upgrade; @Awesomerobot confirmed a fix is in place. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410469/2?silent=true)
- @Shauny reported **Chat and Poll options not working in Firefox and Firefox-related browsers** , and later marked it solved after switching off Cloudflare’s WebMCP. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410371/1?silent=true)
### #bug
- The #discobot tutorial was caught rejecting valid onebox URLs like `example.com` and `Exotic_Shorthair`; @Chapoi and @Martin narrowed it to a brittle regex and a PR is up. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410406/1?silent=true)
- @Gingerbeardman shared a handy workaround for the **“Unable to exit editing post”** glitch on mobile: closing and reopening the forum lets the draft pop back for submission. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/398604/9?silent=true)
### #Feature
- @Digitalities revived the discussion on **allowing multiple OIDC sources** , sharing that they’re exploring Discourse OAuth2 Basic with EGI Check-in and weighing SAML as a third option. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/304290/10?silent=true)
### #Theme component
- @Don shipped a big update to **Topic Preview Modal** , adding an `open_all_topic_links` setting so almost any topic link can open in a preview modal; users are already asking for mobile swipe-to-close. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/409712/19?silent=true)
- @Merefield has been polishing the **Composer Character Count** theme component with a fresh round of updates. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/358733/7?silent=true)
### #Community Building
- In a wide-ranging thread on **declining activity in support forums** , @Nickdb and @Satonotdead debated AI-assisted topics, model “nerfing”, and whether the snake is eating itself — while @Mevo argued non-technical communities are holding up better. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/405401/86?silent=true)
- A philosophical thread on whether **money can be the only moderator of a forum** drew comparisons to YouTube, Steemit, and crypto tip systems, with @Mevo noting pay-to-post feels off-putting. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410209/42?silent=true)
### #ux
- @Markersocial highlighted **bulk actions confusion** between “Delete Topics” and “Delete Posts”, noting the confirmation text promises permanent deletion even when the setting is disabled. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410444/1?silent=true)
- @Moin reported it’s **impossible to close a chat on tablets** , with the hidden close button and long-press menu not working on iPad; @NateDhaliwal reproduced a glitchy swipe X. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/297444/7?silent=true)
### #Extras
- @WebBuilder asked how communities handle **external video content** from platforms like TikTok and Kuaishou; @Andrew_Rowe pointed to oneboxes and livestream plugins, plus the new Discord-style Resenha rooms. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410459/1?silent=true)
### #Self-hosting
- @Ducks reported **Discourse package fails to build through nix-shell** and opened a PR to nixpkgs to update its outdated Discourse version. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410198/13?silent=true)
## Activity by the @Team Group
The @Team group kept busy shipping fixes, answering feedback, and rolling out experiments:
- @Sam released the new admin AI logs viewer ([read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410499/1?silent=true)) and flagged an Ask Discourse formatting issue to @Falco in the [Feedback for Ask Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/336805/29?silent=true) thread.
- @Zogstrip introduced the experimental **“recently used tags”** tag picker, which starts by showing tags from your own recent topics. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410419/1?silent=true)
- @Lindsey announced improved crawler detection, so admins can separate likely automated traffic from genuine human pageviews, and answered dashboard refresh questions in the [admin dashboard AMA](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/409830/24?silent=true). [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/409316/1?silent=true)
- @Awesomerobot diagnosed the calendar outage and confirmed a fix ([read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410469/2?silent=true)) and explained stop-word and exact-match quirks in the [flaky search thread](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410429/5?silent=true).
- @Chapoi fixed the icon picker’s capital-letter search ([read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410385/2?silent=true)), debugged Discobot’s onebox regex with @Martin confirming the fix ([read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410406/4?silent=true)), and shared notes on iOS auto-zoom in the [Safari PWA thread](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407806/13?silent=true).
- @Rishabh shared further admin invite improvements, including new UI touches ([read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407727/14?silent=true)), and clarified the username step during email-code signup ([read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407068/23?silent=true)).
- @David followed up on the composer transformer PR and added support for skipping the empty-post validation. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410125/7?silent=true)
- @Falco confirmed Ask Discourse will respect the user preference for opening external links in a new tab. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/336805/31?silent=true)
- Team members also continued shepherding the **unified topic list** discussion, with @Awesomerobot testing a possible count-splitting mock-up. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/404728/58?silent=true)
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From resurrecting 1,200 calendars to teaching Discobot about exotic shorthairs, it was a day where the Discourse team truly earned their keep — see you all tomorrow!
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [8월 21, 2026, 5:02오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-summary-5am-utc/291851/933 "2026-08-21T05:02:20Z")
# Today on [meta.discourse.org](http://meta.discourse.org)…
## Key Stats
The last 24 hours brought **122 new posts** across **33 active topics** , earning a total of **165 likes**.
| User | Posts | Likes | Sample activity |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| @Lindsey | 2 | 18 | [Announces crawler detection for admins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/409316/1?silent=true) |
| @Sam | 2 | 18 | [Details the new admin AI logs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410499/1?silent=true) |
| @Satonotdead | 20 | 16 | [Suggests merging profile sections](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410570/1?silent=true) |
| @Moin | 6 | 13 | [Explains Basque translation threshold](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410511/2?silent=true) |
| @Happyhappy | 4 | 12 | [Kicks off Basque translation push](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410511/4?silent=true) |
| @Mbauman | 7 | 10 | [On AI and new poster decline](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/405401/95?silent=true) |
| @Nickdb | 8 | 9 | [Defends human-first house rules](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/405401/103?silent=true) |
| @Rishabh | 1 | 8 | [Publishes Current Projects newsletter](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410518/1?silent=true) |
| @Andrew_Rowe | 4 | 6 | [Shares AI trust-level opinions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410556/4?silent=true) |
| @Pfaffman | 5 | 5 | [Helps track down theme deprecation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410553/2?silent=true) |
**Also active:** [secure-upload short URLs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410540/1?silent=true) · [mobile uploads stuck on “processing”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410531/1?silent=true) · [return\_path after login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410565/1?silent=true) · [custom logged-out landing page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410574/1?silent=true) · [moving category boxes to the top](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410585/1?silent=true) · [PostgreSQL 18 self-hoster upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/406194/73?silent=true) · [Discourse builds via nix-shell](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410198/13?silent=true) · [composer redesign testing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407849/46?silent=true) · [Topic Template Placeholder theme update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/149053/62?silent=true) · [weekly summary feedback](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/292429/12?silent=true)
## Interesting Topics
### #Announcements
- **Improved crawler detection:** @Lindsey announced that the admin dashboard can now separate “likely crawlers” from real anonymous human visitors using signals like automation user agents, datacenter ASNs, pageview velocity, rapid navigation, and missing engagement. The experimental feature is opt-in via the **Upcoming changes** admin page. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/409316/1?silent=true)
@Ted asked whether likely crawlers will still count toward monthly pageview limits, and @Lindsey said the question is still being decided internally. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/409316/6?silent=true)
- **Current Projects – August 2026:** @Rishabh published the monthly roadmap covering recently finished work — dashboard improvements, Zoom webinar livestreams in Events, AI Image Captions v2 — plus in-flight projects including Workflows, a new Kanban plugin, smarter Helper Bot capabilities, and the composer redesign. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410518/1?silent=true)
@Awesomerobot clarified that Zoom livestream is separate from Resenha’s Discord-style voice/video rooms, and noted that YouTube, Twitch, Kick, and other oneboxable providers can be allowed through `livestream_allowed_hosts`. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410518/7?silent=true)
- **Detailed admin AI logs:** @Sam introduced a new admin-only page at `/admin/plugins/discourse-ai/ai-logs` with retention controls, streaming response decoding, and rich filtering to make diagnosing Discourse AI issues much easier. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410499/1?silent=true)
- **Prioritize recently used tags:** A new tag picker behaviour that surfaces recently used tags prompted debate about whether it creates a self-reinforcing personalization loop. @Sren-1 argued it could reduce overall tag variety, while @Satonotdead suggested a middle ground that lets users choose between personalized and consistent behaviour. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410419/2?silent=true)
### #Community Building
- **AI auto-replies to gain trust level:** @Divinebaboon asked how moderators deal with users running AI agents that automatically read threads and post responses to farm trust levels. The discussion covered explicit LLM policies, warnings and bans, AI-detection agents, and even custom quest-based trust systems. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410556/1?silent=true)
- **Drastic drop in support forum activity:** The long-running debate continued on whether AI is eating support-forum traffic. @Mbauman shared that programming-language communities are losing new posters at the entry point, while @Nickdb argued that deeply technical nuance, context, and expertise are still where AI falls short. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/405401/95?silent=true)
- **Show us your Workflows:** @HAWK invited the community to share what they are building with the new Workflows feature, including a clever “Weekly Update Reminder” workflow that applies progressively worse CSS the longer someone delays their check-in. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410589/1?silent=true)
### #Translations
- **Basque language interface option:** @Happyhappy asked why Basque is not available as a Discourse interface language. @Moin explained that languages are added once roughly 50% of the software is translated, and Basque is currently only 13% translated. @Happyhappy then began rallying native speakers to contribute through Crowdin. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410511/2?silent=true)
### #Support
- **Horizon “New topic” button position:** @Satonotdead wanted to move the Horizon sidebar “New topic” button to a floating bottom-right position. @Chapoi offered a CSS snippet, then diagnosed a tricky stacking-context issue caused by a `position: sticky` parent, with a `z-index` workaround on the sidebar wrapper. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410535/1?silent=true)
### #bug
- **Nginx crash-loops after container restart:** @OxFilla reported that the Discourse base image ships `brotli_static` in `discourse.conf` but the distro nginx package never loads the Brotli module, causing `unknown directive "brotli_static"` on restart. The workaround is adding `include /etc/nginx/modules-enabled/*.conf;` to the main nginx config. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410530/1?silent=true)
### #Developer Guides
- **Drag, resize, and gesture primitives:** A new `ui-kit` reference page documents input-driven gesture primitives such as `dDragAndDropSource`, `dPointerDrag`, `dResizeHandles`, and `dSwipe`, including argument tables and practical code samples for building custom interactions. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410549/1?silent=true)
### #Theme component
- **F NAV mobile navigation tabs:** @Satonotdead reported that the floating mobile timeline overlaps the F NAV navbar, and asked whether a “New topic” tab could be supported. Maintainer @Don pushed an update and explained how to use `/new-topic` as a tab destination. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/342277/79?silent=true)
### #ux
- **Merging profile sections/pages:** @Satonotdead suggested simplifying the Discourse profile page by merging **Security** into **Account** and **Following** into **Notifications** , arguing the current experience has too many buttons and too much noise for regular users. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410570/1?silent=true)
### #Feature
- **Combining category types:** @Ecki experimented with mixing topic voting and private comments in a single category, and @Satonotdead shared a dream scenario where an initial composer form classifies a post and routes it to the appropriate functionality, such as voting for ideas or solving for support. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/409045/3?silent=true)
### #Plugin
- **Discourse Calendar and Events regressions:** @Aurora reported two issues after the latest Events update: recurring events can no longer be set to the “fourth weekday” of a month (only “Last weekday” is offered), and categories with Events enabled now present **New Event** as the primary action, making it less obvious how to create a regular topic. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/97376/614?silent=true)
## Activity by the @Team Group
The @Team group kept busy across announcements, plugins, and support:
- @Lindsey announced the [likely crawlers dashboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/409316/1?silent=true) and followed up on [pageview-limit questions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/409316/6?silent=true). @Kris.Kotlarek added that the detection also finds logged-in automations and explained why user-agent lists alone are not enough to identify modern crawlers. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/409316/9?silent=true)
- @Rishabh published the [Current Projects – August 2026 newsletter](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410518/1?silent=true), while @Awesomerobot detailed how Zoom livestreams fit into the Events plugin and listed the other supported streaming providers. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410518/7?silent=true)
- @Sam launched [detailed admin AI logs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410499/1?silent=true) and then answered model compatibility questions in the [Discourse LLM setup topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410507/21?silent=true), confirming Gemini 3.7 Flash and Grok should work with the current APIs.
- @Chapoi provided a [CSS fix and z-index workaround](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410535/6?silent=true) for moving the Horizon “New topic” button to a floating position.
- @Falco checked in on the [iOS 16.7 photo upload issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/408404/35?silent=true), asking whether the problem is still occurring and referencing earlier workaround settings.
- @Tobiaseigen shared an LLM-assisted script, upload migrator repo, and runbook for [moving topics or categories between Discourse instances](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/38930/65?silent=true), including handling images and PDFs that do not auto-download.
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Yesterday proved that keeping a forum human means outsmarting AI bots, calming crawler spikes, and sometimes teaching an entire language to Crowdin — but at least the workflows are getting more creative.
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [8월 22, 2026, 5:01오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-summary-5am-utc/291851/934 "2026-08-22T05:01:18Z")
# Today on [meta.discourse.org](http://meta.discourse.org)…
## Key Stats
Over the past 24 hours, the forum captured **84 new posts** and **37 new topics** , with **104 likes** across the returned posts.
**Top users by likes and posts:**
| User | Posts | Likes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| @HAWK | 6 | 18 |
| @Falco | 3 | 10 |
| @Moin | 10 | 9 |
| @NateDhaliwal | 7 | 8 |
| @Don | 3 | 8 |
| @Satonotdead | 13 | 7 |
| @Awesomerobot | 4 | 6 |
| @Nickdb | 4 | 6 |
| @Zogstrip | 2 | 6 |
| @Chapoi | 2 | 5 |
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## Interesting Topics
### #Community Building
- **[@HAWK kicked off “Show us your Workflows”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410589/1?silent=true)** by celebrating the new Workflows feature and demonstrating a “weekly update reminder” that escalates to progressively worse CSS the later a team member posts. [@zogstrip explained the full workflow internals](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410589/6?silent=true) — from an LLM classifier to data-table lookups — while [@chapoi reluctantly admitted it all runs on the ugliest theme he has ever made](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410589/3?silent=true).
- **[@HAWK and @satonotdead debated AI-generated replies in “How do you guys deal with users that use AI to automatically reply to threads so they can gain trust level?”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410556/8?silent=true)**. @HAWK argued for first-principles thinking about content value, while @Satonotdead described building a custom quest-based trust system to keep bots out. [@mbauman added a warning](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410556/15?silent=true) about AI-generated questions leading to spam edits.
- **[@satonotdead and @HAWK went deep on the “dead internet” theory](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/405401/116?silent=true)** in the thread about dropping support-forum activity, touching on RLHF/RLAIF training loops, human-generated data, and the value of small communities.
### #Announcements
- **[@awesomerobot and @Moin answered newcomer questions in “You’re invited to try the Discourse Free plan beta!”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/395632/38?silent=true)**. They clarified that the Starter plan is gone, explained default automatic groups, and offered a friendly explainer on what a Discourse-hosted LLM is.
- **[@Falco announced “New chat notification sound packs”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410644/1?silent=true)** with five real-time synthesized packs, including distinct sounds for messages vs. mentions. [Resenha picked up the same sound settings too](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/389056/84?silent=true).
- **[@awesomerobot gave testing guidance in “Help Us Test the Composer Redesign”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407849/47?silent=true)**, noting that experiments evolve quickly on the latest release channel. [@darkpixlz later confirmed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407849/48?silent=true) that an earlier text-input bug appears fixed.
### #bug
- **[@Moin filed a detailed bug report on “Chat notifications not showing for replies in chat channels”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410620/1?silent=true)**. The repro shows that replies in channels without threading enabled fail to surface notification dots, even when someone is directly replying to you.
### #ux
- **[@darkpixlz highlighted “Bad UX when a topic is solved you replied to”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410671/1?silent=true)**. The “topic solved” notification looks identical to “your reply was selected as solution,” which is understandably misleading.
### #Plugin
- **[@Falco delivered a major update to “Resenha - Add Discord-style Video and Voice Rooms to Your Community”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/389056/84?silent=true)**. It includes AI noise suppression with three models, direct calls from user cards, room invites, opt-in live subtitles using a 2.5GB WebGPU model, and transcriptions saved to topic drafts.
- **[@merefield restructured the “Locations Plugin”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/69742/1247?silent=true)** into a base plugin plus a Pro extension, with no manual migration needed for existing installs. Pro adds IP-based user-location estimation, nearby-topic discovery, and a WebGL users-map globe.
### #Theme component
- **[@Don continued improving the “Topic Preview Modal”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/409712/23?silent=true)**, adding nested-view support and a mobile/desktop switch in response to community feedback.
- **[@Moin helped users of the “Trendy Login” theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/206955/52?silent=true)** figure out where the video embed, title, and logo settings live — including pointing them to the `login_required.welcome_message` site text.
### #Feature
- **[@satonotdead requested “Renaming chat titles on Discourse AI conversations”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410641/1?silent=true)**, pairing common LLM chat conventions with Discourse AI’s conversational chat interface.
- **[@awesomerobot responded to “Add search filter autocompletion”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/409524/2?silent=true)** by showing that some autocompletion already exists, and suggesting the list should be expanded to cover more search filters.
- **[@satonotdead asked about “Chosing different models for different groups/tiers”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410660/1?silent=true)** — a request to let admins preserve expensive AI tokens for trusted users while using cheaper models for TL1.
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## Activity by the @Team Group
- @HAWK launched [“Show us your Workflows”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410589/1?silent=true) and contributed to the [AI-generated replies debate](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410556/9?silent=true), reminding everyone to focus on whether content is valuable rather than _how_ it was created.
- @Zogstrip detailed the inner workings of the [weekly update reminder workflow](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410589/6?silent=true), including the LLM classifier and late-group logic. He also pointed to a [bulk-actions PR](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410444/3?silent=true) that will bring delete-topic actions back into bulk mode.
- @Chapoi brought the laughs in [“Show us your Workflows”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410589/3?silent=true) and recommended the [custom homepage theme modifier approach](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410585/4?silent=true) for moving category boxes on the Meta homepage.
- @Awesomerobot clarified the [free plan details](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/395632/38?silent=true), directed testers to the [latest composer release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407849/47?silent=true), and confirmed existing [search filter autocompletion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/409524/2?silent=true).
- @Falco shipped the [new chat notification sound packs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410644/1?silent=true) and shared the latest round of [Resenha updates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/389056/84?silent=true) — including live subtitles and AI noise suppression.
- @Moin reported the [chat notification bug](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410620/1?silent=true), answered [free-plan questions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/395632/39?silent=true), helped [Trendy Login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/206955/52?silent=true) users, and encouraged better [translation workflows on Crowdin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410511/8?silent=true).
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Yesterday’s most ironically delightful moment was watching @HAWK debug while the screen literally floated away — here’s to hoping today’s workflows stay _slightly_ more grounded.
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [8월 23, 2026, 5:01오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-summary-5am-utc/291851/935 "2026-08-23T05:01:22Z")
# Today on [meta.discourse.org](http://meta.discourse.org)…
## Key Stats
- **23 new topics** and **44 new posts** landed in the past 24 hours.
- **29 likes** were given across all returned posts.
- The most active posters (by posts and likes received):
| User | Posts | Likes received |
| --- | --- | --- |
| @Moin | 5 | 9 |
| @Darkpixlz | 4 | 3 |
| @Falco | 2 | 3 |
| @NateDhaliwal | 2 | 3 |
| @Don | 1 | 3 |
| @Dowlass | 4 | 2 |
| @One1 | 2 | 2 |
| @Satonotdead | 4 | 1 |
| @Danguaitu | 1 | 1 |
| @Philh | 1 | 1 |
## Interesting Topics
### #Announcements
- The **Discourse Free plan beta** discussion continued as @Dowlass worked through what an “LLM” actually is and asked whether trust levels make sense for a small, private invite-only community. @NateDhaliwal stepped in with a link to the [detailed trust level explainer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/396792?silent=true), and the thread remains a handy crash course for anyone still wondering what `invite only` really changes. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/395632/40?silent=true)
- **New chat notification sound packs** turned out to be a pleasant surprise for @One1, who hadn’t realized chat could make noise at all. @Falco confirmed that you can hear a preview simply by selecting a pack in preferences, so no more testing blindly. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410644/3?silent=true)
- The **composer redesign** keeps polishing up nicely: @Darkpixlz noticed that an earlier issue where the text input overlapped was fixed and gave the team a well-deserved clap. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407849/48?silent=true)
### #Support
- @Jagster wondered why **AI-translated posts** stopped appearing after switching the interface from Finnish to English. @Moin explained that adding `FI` to “Content languages” tells Discourse you can already read Finnish, so it won’t show translations; removing `FI` restored the English versions immediately. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410684/2?silent=true)
- @Satonotdead ran into the age-old struggle of trying to **move category boxes to the top** , and concluded that the limitation is probably core behavior rather than a missing CSS trick. The thread includes helpful context on Boxes-style subcategories built with logos and short descriptions. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410585/5?silent=true)
### #Site Management
- In the evergreen **closed/private community** topic, @Dowlass asked how invitations actually get to people in an invite-only forum. @Moin showed where the invite links live in the sidebar and avatar menu, and confirmed they can be sent by email or shared directly as links. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/27014/8?silent=true)
### #ux
- @Darkpixlz reported a **bad UX when a topic you replied to is solved** : the notification is identical whether you solved it or not, which makes it hard to know if people got the help they needed. They suggested different strings such as “Your reply solved this topic!” vs. “Topic solved!” [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410671/1?silent=true)
- @Philh took aim at the **wrong description for the S3 disable cleanup setting** , proposing friendlier copy that avoids double negatives, e.g. “Manage S3 backup retention externally” while explaining that Discourse will simply stop deleting old backups automatically. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/155034/6?silent=true)
- @Satonotdead opened a design discussion about **the pills of subcategories** , suggesting that inline links like `#community-building:praise` carry too much redundant information when a plain subcategory link would do. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410695/1?silent=true)
- More #ux from @Satonotdead: **tag icons disappear from category descriptions** once #category-groups are enabled. They suspect a conflict with the Horizon theme disabling descriptions, and are looking for a way to keep tag icons visible. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410697/1?silent=true)
- Need to **re-order the groups list** without renaming anything? @Satonotdead shared a CSS trick using flex/grid `order` values on `.group-box[data-group-name]` selectors, which is a lot cleaner than the old `1_group`, `2_group` naming hack. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/380992/15?silent=true)
### #Theme component
- @Don announced a hefty upgrade to the **Guest Gate Theme Component** with a new v2.0 analytics layer: full GTM support, a dedicated JS helper module, events for `guest_gate_shown` and `guest_gate_click`, and a promise of no PII collection. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/225107/162?silent=true)
### #Plugin
- The **Resenha** plugin keeps turning heads: @NateDhaliwal asked whether 1-to-1 voice/video calls could be locked down to specific groups to avoid spam, and @Falco confirmed that the privilege is off by default and groups have to be explicitly added. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/389056/85?silent=true)
### #bug
- @Akanora filed a nasty **animated avatars upload bug** : on `v2026.8.0-latest.1`, the `discourse-animated-avatars` plugin breaks every avatar upload, not just GIFs, because the optimization pipeline is looking for a missing `resize_animated` key. Sidekiq logs point straight to `OptimizedImage.optimize`. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410707/1?silent=true)
### #Self-hosting
- After updating from February to July 2026, @Joshua8600’s forum lost the unread indicator and bold name for **auto-bumped threads** — the topics still jump to the top, but mods can no longer see them at a glance. They’re asking if this is a bug or an intentional behavior change. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410718/1?silent=true)
## Activity by the @Team Group
- @Moin spent the day untangling support threads: he showed how to get [AI-translated posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410684/2?silent=true) back in English, sent a user to the right [notification preferences](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410671/3?silent=true) for solved topics, and explained [invite-only signup flows](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/27014/8?silent=true) in the closed community guide.
- @Falco confirmed in the [chat sound packs thread](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410644/3?silent=true) that selecting a pack plays an instant preview, and in [Resenha](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/389056/86?silent=true) clarified that 1-to-1 calls are off by default until groups are granted access.
- @NateDhaliwal pointed a curious user to the [official trust levels explainer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/396792?silent=true) inside the [Free plan beta thread](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/395632/42?silent=true), and also asked whether [Resenha calls](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/389056/85?silent=true) can be group-restricted.
- @Don introduced an analytics tracking layer for [Guest Gate v2.0](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/225107/162?silent=true), with GTM support, custom browser events, and `guest_gate_shown` / `guest_gate_click` events.
- @Nat asked a follow-up on [conversational AI search](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/355939/21?silent=true), requesting more detail on why it wasn’t working and asking about the settings screen.
- @Philh proposed clearer copy for the [S3 cleanup setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/155034/6?silent=true) to remove the dreaded double negative.
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Here’s hoping tomorrow’s biggest battle is a purring notification bell rather than a missing `resize_animated` key!
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [8월 24, 2026, 5:02오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-summary-5am-utc/291851/936 "2026-08-24T05:02:55Z")
# Today on [meta.discourse.org](http://meta.discourse.org)…
Here’s what happened across the Discourse Meta community in the last 24 hours: plugin fixes, container debates, a Xenforo migration success story, and plenty of design discussions.
## Key Stats
- **78 new posts** were published across **29 new topics** , collecting **70 likes** in the returned posts.
- The busiest areas of the forum were #Plugin, #Support and #Self-hosting, with #Community Building close behind.
**Top users by activity:**
| User | Posts | Likes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| @Jagster | 8 | 8 |
| @NateDhaliwal | 5 | 8 |
| @Andrew_Rowe | 4 | 8 |
| @Andrew_Bond | 3 | 7 |
| @Merefield | 3 | 6 |
| @Alltiagocom | 12 | 5 |
| @Moin | 4 | 4 |
| @Satonotdead | 8 | 3 |
| @Mcwumbly | 2 | 3 |
| @Don | 1 | 3 |
## Interesting Topics
### #Announcements
- **Reactions are coming to everyone.** Discourse is moving toward [enabling Reactions by default for all sites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/403795/10?silent=true), and the rollout is surfacing friction: @Paul_King found that adding a mandatory heart to post metadata broke his preferred thumbs-up default reaction, with the best available workaround being to swap the heart for a “+1.” A useful reminder that even small defaults matter to community identity. [Read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/403795/10?silent=true).
### #bug
- **Tag counts leak on unlisted topics.** @Alltiagocom resurfaced a [ten-year-old bug](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410736/1?silent=true) where tags assigned to unlisted topics still display their full count (e.g., `abc (2)`) to logged-out users, even though the tag page renders nothing. @Falco confirmed the report as a [duplicate of the original issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/39897/5?silent=true), so the underlying #tags bug remains open.
### #Community Building
- **From Xenforo to Discourse.** @Andrew_Bond [shared the story](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410745/1?silent=true) of migrating a 750k-post, 20k-member Xenforo forum to Discourse — a 37-hour self-hosted migration that left him “delighted” and grateful for the platform’s frequent updates. @HAWK asked which Xenforo features he misses, and the only real gap was Xenforo’s auto-quote-on-reply behavior, which @NateDhaliwal and @Moin both suggested solving with the [Quick Quote theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/143621?silent=true).
- **In praise of fighting.** @Mcwumbly shared an [NYT interview with Priya Parker](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/73450/25?silent=true), whose new book _The Art of Fighting_ argues that intentional, thoughtful conflict can be “a pathway to greater connection” — adding a fresh angle to the [long-running debate](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/73450/1?silent=true) about whether online communities avoid disagreement at their own peril.
### #development
- **Standards for theme components?** @Satonotdead, fresh from writing their first theme and plugin code, called for [standardized guidelines for theme components](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410741/1?silent=true) after fighting `px`/`em`/`rem` clashes and variable overrides across Horizon, Foundation and Topic Cards. @Andrew_Rowe shared the [official theme skeleton](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-theme-skeleton) as a starting point, while @NateDhaliwal contributed a [related guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/361851?silent=true) — though @Satonotdead admitted the ecosystem still feels short on integration.
### #Feature
- **A “sub-admin” role takes shape.** @Satonotdead pitched a new [scoped admin role](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410739/1?silent=true) that would separate the “technical dashboard” from a “functional dashboard,” letting trusted community leaders manage moderation, sentiment models, translations, groups and stats — while keeping API keys, security settings and theme management strictly off-limits. @Andrew_Rowe pointed out that much of the moderation scope is [already achievable through trust levels and groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410739/2?silent=true), and encouraged voting on the request.
### #Plugin
- **TL3 progress bug squashed.** @Jimmy0017 discovered that the [See TL3 Progress plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410166/7?silent=true) could throw “you don’t have permission” errors when regular users viewed another member’s profile. They traced the cause and opened a [fix pull request](https://github.com/NateDhaliwal/discourse-see-tl3-progress/pull/1), which @NateDhaliwal promptly merged — a textbook community-driven fix for the #trust-levels plugin.
- **Faster search indexing.** @Soul unveiled [Discourse-indexnow](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410722/1?silent=true), a new plugin that pings Bing, Yandex and other IndexNow-compatible search engines the moment topics are created or edited. It comes with historical backfill, locale-aware URL submission (compatible with [Content Localization](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/370000?silent=true)), rate-limit backoff and a 7-day success/failure log — plus a standard [plugin install guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/19157?silent=true).
- **Workflows finally work.** @Aurora confirmed that the [Discourse Workflows plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407100/26?silent=true) — now #included-in-core — “finally worked!” after a bumpy start, celebrating the new #workflows automation in the official plugin thread.
### #Self-hosting
- **One container or two?** @Alltiagocom reignited the classic debate in the [maintenance page workaround thread](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/408967/25?silent=true), settling for now on a single container plus a maintenance banner. @Jagster and @Merefield made the case for [two containers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/408967/33?silent=true): the same maintenance effort, near-zero downtime, and safe bootstrap if a rebuild fails. @Andrew_Rowe added the crucial caveat that [web-interface upgrades are not guaranteed to work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/408967/45?silent=true), citing the [PostgreSQL 18 self-host update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/406194/74?silent=true) as a CLI-required example. Along the way, @Alltiagocom worked through the [original migration guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/29413?silent=true) and the [quick two-container guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/153355?silent=true), while also [picking a cheaper hosting provider](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/409037/26?silent=true) for the new setup.
- **Are 429s a problem?** @ALinux asked whether [HTTP 429 “Too Many Requests” responses](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410734/1?silent=true) hitting their self-hosted Discourse a few times a week were affecting all users or just one client. @NateDhaliwal confirmed the [rate limiter applies per client](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410734/2?silent=true) and linked the [global throttling settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/78612?silent=true) for anyone wanting to tune the thresholds.
### #Support
- **Auto-bump went quiet.** After upgrading to the July 2026 release, @Joshua8600 reported that [auto-bumped topics no longer show as unread or bold](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410718/1?silent=true), making the #auto-bump feature nearly useless for support teams. @Moin traced it to a broader shift in [small-action post tracking](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/404058?silent=true), while @Jagster argued that auto-bump noise shouldn’t mark topics unread for ordinary users anyway — a debate still simmering.
- **Patreon sync mystery, plausibly solved.** @Cazadividendos dug deep into a [Patreon sync failure](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/398944/3?silent=true) where new paying members weren’t joining the `patrons` group despite successful syncs. Their forensic reading of the API response revealed that Patreon v2 now returns emails under `member` attributes, while the plugin’s `V2.extract` only reads emails from `included` user objects — explaining the `1968 pledges, 0 users synced` result, and including a proposed patch that falls back to `member` emails.
### #Theme component
- **Topic Preview Modal fixes land.** @Joo reported that the [Topic Preview Modal](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/409712/27?silent=true) breaks on the Horizon theme when “topic card high context” is enabled, and that “Open full topic” fails from suggested-topic previews. @Satonotdead confirmed the issue, and @Don shipped fixes for both bugs in the [component repository](https://github.com/VaperinaDEV/discourse-topic-preview-modal/pull/5), while inviting input on an optional [per-category enable setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/409712/30?silent=true).
### #ux
- **Leaner subcategory links.** @Martin shared a [video mockup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/397217/7?silent=true) that turns inline subcategory links into hover-expandable pills, with a slight delay to prevent accidental triggers — and asked @Awesomerobot if the interaction would be “too annoying.” It builds on @Mcwumbly's agreement in the [subcategory pills discussion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410695/3?silent=true) that this corner of the UI needs polish.
## Activity by the @Team Group
The @Team group spent the last 24 hours wrestling with containers, fixing plugins, and nudging design discussions in the right direction.
- @Jagster guided the [single-vs-two-container debate](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/408967/33?silent=true) with practical upgrade commands, and argued in the [auto-bump thread](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410718/4?silent=true) that small-action bumps shouldn’t mark topics unread for the whole forum.
- @Merefield broke down the [two-container architecture](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/408967/38?silent=true) — web/nginx in one, database/Redis in the other — and explained why bootstrapping a replacement while the site stays online makes upgrades far less stressful.
- @Andrew_Rowe warned that [web upgrades can fail](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/408967/42?silent=true), citing the [PostgreSQL 18 update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/406194/74?silent=true) as a prime example, and pointed a feature requester to [trust levels and groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410739/2?silent=true) for much of the proposed sub-admin moderation scope.
- @NateDhaliwal merged a [community fix for See TL3 Progress](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410166/8?silent=true), confirmed the [429 per-client rate limit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410734/2?silent=true), and shared a [theme development guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/361851?silent=true) to help standardize component work.
- @Moin and @NateDhaliwal both recommended the [Quick Quote theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/143621?silent=true) to ease the [Xenforo migration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410745/5?silent=true). Separately, @Moin traced the [auto-bump regression](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410718/5?silent=true) to [small-action tracking changes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/404058?silent=true) and pointed users of the [Landing Pages plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/180967/170?silent=true) to the [hbs deprecation guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/398896?silent=true).
- @Don fixed the [Topic Preview Modal](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/409712/30?silent=true) on Horizon’s high-context topic card mode and repaired the “Open full topic” navigation, then asked the community how a per-category setting should behave.
- @HAWK welcomed the [Xenforo migration story](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410745/2?silent=true) and asked the natural follow-up: which Xenforo features are actually missed on Discourse?
- @Mcwumbly shared the [Priya Parker interview](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/73450/25?silent=true) on the art of constructive conflict, and in #ux agreed that [inline subcategory links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410695/3?silent=true) deserve a more concise design.
- @Falco flagged the [unlisted-topic tag count bug](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410736/2?silent=true) as a duplicate of a [ten-year-old report](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/39897/5?silent=true).
- @Pfaffman noted that the [html-safe-helper admin notice](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410553/9?silent=true) can be avoided by enabling automatic updates of deprecated theme/plugin code on upgrade.
- @Martin posted a [video mockup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/397217/7?silent=true) for hover-expandable subcategory links and invited @Awesomerobot to judge whether the interaction is “too annoying.”
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_Yesterday gave us a 37-hour Xenforo migration, a hearty defense of two-container setups, and a philosophical debate about the art of fighting itself — may your rebuilds be downtime-free and your disagreements productively messy!_
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [8월 25, 2026, 5:01오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-summary-5am-utc/291851/937 "2026-08-25T05:01:24Z")
# Today on [meta.discourse.org](http://meta.discourse.org)…
## Key Stats
It was a busy 24 hours on [meta.discourse.org](http://meta.discourse.org), with **93 new posts** published across **46 new topics** , and community members handing out **103 likes**.
**Top users** by likes received (likes / posts):
- @Pacharanero — 12 likes, 4 posts
- @RGJ — 11 likes, 3 posts
- @Chapoi — 8 likes, 4 posts
- @Moin — 8 likes, 4 posts
- @Andrew_Bond — 5 likes, 4 posts
- @Andrew_Rowe — 5 likes, 2 posts
- @Martin — 5 likes, 2 posts
- @Lilly — 5 likes, 1 post
- @Sam — 4 likes, 9 posts
- @Pfaffman — 4 likes, 4 posts
## Interesting Topics
### #Announcements
- @Tgxworld [announced](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410853/1?silent=true) the release of an admin-only **Site Traffic Explorer** as part of the redesigned admin dashboard, offering clear views of traffic patterns with filters for URL, referrer, country, network, browser, and IP address. By default it analyses the 200,000 most recent pageviews, and admins can tune that up to 1,000,000 via the `site_traffic_explorer_event_limit` site setting, with a note that higher limits require more database resources [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410853/1?silent=true).
- @Gilles [suggested](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407849/49?silent=true) adding a customizable toolbar to the [Composer Redesign](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407849/1?silent=true), especially for mobile users who must scroll through buttons. @Chapoi [confirmed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407849/50?silent=true) toolbar customization is an idea the team definitely shares, but noted it’s not part of a redesign focused on styling and layout rather than new features [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407849/50?silent=true).
- @Ducks [merged a UX fix](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410644/6?silent=true) for the [new chat notification sound packs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410644/1?silent=true) after @One1 didn’t realize the sound played when selecting an option — users will now see a little play button to replay the selected notification sound.
- @Rishabh [confirmed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407068/25?silent=true) that a fix for the [easier account signup using email codes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407068/1?silent=true) reports would be merged very soon, pointing to [PR #42796](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42796).
### #bug
- @RGJ [reported a nasty bug](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410769/1?silent=true) where event descriptions over 1,000 characters fail silently — the event card either renders blank or shows the _previous_ description, caused by a hard limit in the `discourse_post_event_events` table. @Pacharanero [reproduced it on latest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410769/4?silent=true), and @Lou [flagged the same underlying problem](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/397771/6?silent=true) on the related feature request to increase the event description limit, where a visible validation error or unlimited descriptions are the preferred fixes [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410769/4?silent=true).
- @Lew_Grothe [filed a meticulous bug report](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410808/1?silent=true) showing that inviting via the REST API with `group_names` returns a 403 for group-owner users unless they are full Admins — even Moderator status fails, suggesting the API guardian check diverges from the web UI path and may explicitly require `user.admin?` [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410808/1?silent=true).
### #Community Building
- Fresh off migrating a Xenforo site, @Andrew_Bond [raised a permissions pain point](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410745/9?silent=true): parent categories don’t pass read-only permissions down to children, forcing him to edit nine sub-categories individually. @HAWK [explained the safety rationale](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410745/11?silent=true) — sub-categories can be stricter but never more permissive than their parents — and @Andrew_Bond later [shared glassmorphism theme experiments](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410745/13?silent=true) he’s been enjoying [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410745/13?silent=true).
- @Rosiesherry [shared her pay-to-post model](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410209/44?silent=true) in the [Can money be the only moderator of a forum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410209/1?silent=true) discussion, describing an annual fee for contributing members as “the safest and most respectable way to operate,” while @Satonotdead [mused about a crypto tip system](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410209/45?silent=true) with leaderboards for top supporters.
### #Feature
- @Awesomerobot [added a value transformer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410242/3?silent=true) via [PR #42804](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42804) that lets theme components control how many levels of subcategories display on the /categories page, alongside a [maintained theme component](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-subcategory-control-component) so admins no longer need fragile `modifyClass` overrides [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410242/3?silent=true).
### #Plugin
- @Davidb [said he’s investigating a regression](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/97376/619?silent=true) in the [Discourse Calendar and Events](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/97376/1?silent=true) plugin that affects recurring events scheduled on the fourth Thursday or Wednesday of the month, and clarified that the new “New Event” button only replaces “New Topic” for users who can actually create events. @RGJ [confirmed it was intentional](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/97376/621?silent=true) via a recent commit, though he wished it were behind a setting [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/97376/621?silent=true).
- @J.Jaffeux [demonstrated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407100/27?silent=true) how to wire up the `user.approved` trigger in [Discourse Workflows](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407100/1?silent=true) plain mode, and @Ethsim2 [asked about](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407100/28?silent=true) workflows that trigger when a specific user replies via email — which @J.Jaffeux [said still needs a few more details](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407100/29?silent=true) to be supported.
### #Self-hosting
- @ALinux [worked through a 429 too many requests problem](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410734/5?silent=true) caused by all users sharing one internal IP behind a HestiaCP reverse proxy. With @Pfaffman's advice, adding `set_real_ip_from` and `real_ip_header X-Forwarded-For` to nginx [fixed it for desktop and mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410734/8?silent=true), and @NateDhaliwal [pointed to the Cloudflare template](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410734/12?silent=true) as the canonical solution [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410734/12?silent=true).
- @Andrew_Rowe [advised](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/408967/45?silent=true) self-hosters never to count on the web UI upgrade path succeeding and always to be ready to rebuild from the command line, while @Lilly [offered help](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/408967/46?silent=true) with dual container setups behind Cloudflare and S3-compatible R2 object storage, calling it “super easy to maintain” [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/408967/46?silent=true).
### #Theme Component
- @Pacharanero [introduced the Custom Post Button theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410782/1?silent=true), which turns ordinary links into styled buttons anywhere in a post using `[wrap=custom-button]`, complete with configurable colors, padding, and explanatory text. After @Moin [suggested joining @theme\_authors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410782/2?silent=true), @Chapoi [accepted and moved the topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410782/4?silent=true) into the theme component category [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410782/4?silent=true).
### #ux
- @Martin [shared a video mockup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/397217/7?silent=true) exploring an expand-on-hover interaction for [concise inline subcategory links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/397217/1?silent=true), while @Awesomerobot [suggested a tooltip](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/397217/8?silent=true) on focus and hover to avoid text reflow, and @Mcwumbly [proposed a category “user card”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/397217/15?silent=true) popup with description, access, and activity metrics as an alternative path forward [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/397217/15?silent=true).
## Activity by the @Team Group
- @Chapoi [accepted @pacharanero into @theme\_authors and moved the Custom Post Button topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410782/4?silent=true) into the right category, [shared CSS to hide the Air theme category banner on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410740/2?silent=true), [clarified the scope of the Composer Redesign](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407849/50?silent=true) toolbar request, and [connected the event description bug report](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/397771/7?silent=true) to the existing feature request.
- @Sam processed a raft of old reports: [localized content showing raw HTML](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/381708/5?silent=true) and [markdown disappearing from solutions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/143620/2?silent=true) are fixed, the [AI bot model name](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/373151/4?silent=true), [AI conversation subfolder sharing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/310854/4?silent=true), [AI semantic search translation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/396714/4?silent=true), and [Falsche Übersetzung](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/386010/4?silent=true) reports are resolved, and he checked whether to [close the AI “everyone” group issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/292048/8?silent=true). He also asked for [clarification on the 9 report](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/386119/2?silent=true) and [followed up on CSV exports](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/104719/23?silent=true) for large staff log posts.
- @Davidb [investigated calendar regressions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/97376/619?silent=true) in the Discourse Calendar and Events plugin, including recurring fourth-Thursday/fourth-Wednesday events and the “New Event” button behavior, which [he confirmed is only shown to users with event creation rights](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/97376/619?silent=true).
- @Awesomerobot [suggested tooltips over text reflow tricks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/397217/8?silent=true) for concise subcategory links, [asked for reproduction steps](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410834/2?silent=true) on the chatbot back-button navigation issue, and [built a value transformer and theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410242/3?silent=true) to control subcategory display depth.
- @Tgxworld [released the admin Site Traffic Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410853/1?silent=true) with configurable pageview sampling limits.
- @Rishabh [promised a fix for email-code signup issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407068/25?silent=true) and [requested clarification on Starter plan links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/395632/44?silent=true) in the Free plan beta thread.
- @J.Jaffeux [posted a Workflows how-to for 10](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407100/27?silent=true) and [explained that email-reply triggers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407100/29?silent=true) need a few more details before they can be supported.
- @Ducks [merged the chat sound preview play button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410644/6?silent=true), improving [notification sound pack UX](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410644/1?silent=true).
- @Mcwumbly [floated a category “user card” idea](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/397217/15?silent=true) to complement concise inline category mentions.
- @Martin [shared an interaction mockup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/397217/7?silent=true) for concise subcategory links and [committed to trying a tooltip demo](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/397217/14?silent=true).
- @HAWK [walked through Discourse’s permissions inheritance model](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410745/11?silent=true), explaining why child categories can be stricter but never more permissive than their parents, to avoid accidental content leaks.
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From slaying conntrack dragons to defending the humble em dash, it was another gloriously eclectic 24 hours on meta — and as @Satonotdead [reminded us](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/405659/36?silent=true): the em dash is fine, it’s AI that sucks! 🎉
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [8월 26, 2026, 5:01오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-summary-5am-utc/291851/938 "2026-08-26T05:01:25Z")
# Today on [meta.discourse.org](http://meta.discourse.org)…
## Key Stats
> **63** new posts were created across **25** topics in the last 24 hours, collecting **102** likes in the returned sample.
### Top users by likes received
| User | Posts | Likes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| @Tgxworld | 1 | 16 |
| @Sam | 1 | 13 |
| @Alltiagocom | 6 | 7 |
| @NateDhaliwal | 3 | 6 |
| @Awesomerobot | 2 | 6 |
| @Falco | 4 | 5 |
| @Loic | 1 | 5 |
| @Moin | 4 | 4 |
| @Wsmather | 3 | 4 |
| @Rishabh | 1 | 4 |
Other topics with notable activity included the [logo reload thread](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410940?silent=true), [Bookmark Notes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/409685?silent=true), [Landing Pages Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/180967?silent=true), [Centre your avatar!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/267685?silent=true), [Just migrated a Xenforo site to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410745?silent=true), [Forums that forbid AI content…](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/405659?silent=true), [deleting a ghost bot user with admin rights](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410144?silent=true), [Cloudflare Turnstile integration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/302821?silent=true), [can money be the only moderator of a forum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410209?silent=true), and [Chinese resource download acceleration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410639?silent=true).
## Interesting Topics
### #Announcements
- @Sam announced [Discourse MCP version 0.3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410858?silent=true), expanding the local server from 25 to **131 tools** and introducing configurable **toolsets** ; @Falco pointed newcomers to the [original MCP announcement](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/386983?silent=true) for use cases.
- @Tgxworld released the admin-only [Site Traffic Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410853?silent=true) as part of the new admin dashboard, with filters for URLs, referrers, countries, browsers, and IPs, plus a configurable `site_traffic_explorer_event_limit` setting; community members quickly offered feedback on tracking events and badge-heavy URL stats.
- @Loic shared the [August 2026 monthly release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410919?silent=true) with a link to the full changelog and patch releases for other supported versions.
- @Rishabh announced new **Suspend user** and **Silence user** options in the review queue, with smarter modal hiding and active-action indicators on the user card, as well as the [PR behind the change](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42205).
- Self-hosters continued debugging the [PostgreSQL 18 update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/406194?silent=true); @Ethsim2 identified that the base image installs PostgreSQL 18 while the holdback template expects 15, and opened a [discourse\_docker PR](https://github.com/discourse/discourse_docker/pull/1120).
- @Nickdb reported an upload error while [branding the Discourse splash screen with custom SVGs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/395100?silent=true), though the image works regardless.
### #Support
- @Wsmather asked about [creating a Discourse forum using another forum as a template](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410850?silent=true); @Darkpixlz and @NateDhaliwal explained that duplicating a site requires admin access or a backup, and pointed to themes/components/plugins for recreating a look.
- @Awesomerobot confirmed that the change in [auto-bump visual indications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410718?silent=true) is intentional, and shared an importable [Workflows example](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407100?silent=true) that bumps stale topics with a real system reply.
- In [How do I access topics in muted categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/409676?silent=true), @Awesomerobot agreed the “show” link is inaccurate and would need a new feature, while @Moin suggested removing all similar category tracking links.
### #Feature
- @Alltiagocom revived a nearly decade-old [request to add crop functionality for avatars](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/70979?silent=true), calling for a square crop with zoom/drag; @Canapin linked to the related [Centre your avatar!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/267685?silent=true) topic.
### #ux
- @Mcwumbly proposed a “user card for categories” as a way to make [inline links to subcategories more concise](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/397217?silent=true), and @Martin said he would give the idea a shot, potentially extending it to hashtags and chat channels.
### #Plugin
- @Alteras pushed a fix for the [Animated Avatar plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/220445?silent=true) on Discourse v2026.8, though @Akanora reported a new upload error after updating.
- Users continued exploring [Discourse Workflows](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407100?silent=true), with @Patrickemin asking about filters and sample pinned data, and @AJ_Quick sketching an ambitious stale-topic re-engagement workflow combining [Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true), AI summaries, and data tables.
### #Self-hosting
- @Haris reported a missing **Update** button and a 404 on `/admin/upgrade` despite being an admin; @Falco asked whether the `docker-manager` plugin was present in their `app.yml`.
- In the [429 too many requests](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410734?silent=true) thread, @ALinux asked about the Cloudflare template, and @Andrew_Bond described a Docker/nginx/Cloudflare setup with real client IP restoration.
## Activity by the @Team Group
Members of @Team were busy yesterday:
- @Sam announced [Discourse MCP 0.3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410858?silent=true), introducing toolsets and 131 tools.
- @Tgxworld shipped the [Site Traffic Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410853?silent=true) for the admin dashboard.
- @Loic published the [August 2026 monthly release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410919?silent=true) and patch updates.
- @Rishabh rolled out [suspend/silence actions in the review queue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410892?silent=true).
- @Awesomerobot clarified [auto-bump indications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410718?silent=true) and shared a [Workflows-based alternative](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407100?silent=true); he also discussed [muted category links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/409676?silent=true).
- @Zogstrip explained the [logo reload behavior](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410940?silent=true) on meta as deploy cache invalidation.
- @Mcwumbly and @Martin brainstormed a possible [category user card](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/397217?silent=true) for concise inline subcategory links.
And with 131 MCP tools now at everyone’s fingertips, the only thing left to crop is an avatar — here’s to another day of building, bumping, and brainstorming on meta!
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [8월 27, 2026, 5:01오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-summary-5am-utc/291851/939 "2026-08-27T05:01:31Z")
# Today on [meta.discourse.org](http://meta.discourse.org)…
## Key Stats
Over the last 24 hours, **58 posts** were created across **28 topics** , earning **87 likes** in total. The top contributors were:
| User | Posts | Likes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| @Satonotdead | 11 | 13 |
| @Lindsey | 1 | 10 |
| @Chapoi | 1 | 6 |
| @Gilles | 3 | 5 |
| @Nicolsdennis | 1 | 5 |
| @Pacharanero | 1 | 5 |
| @Akanora | 4 | 4 |
| @Don | 2 | 4 |
| @Nickdb | 2 | 4 |
| @Tgxworld | 1 | 4 |
The most liked posts were @Lindsey's **Discourse Events** announcement (10 likes) [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/409916/1?silent=true), the **social client** update (8 likes) [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/408132/28?silent=true), @Chapoi's **admin dashboard** reveal (8 likes) [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/404528/56?silent=true), and @Pacharanero's **dsc CLI** (5 likes) [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410968/1?silent=true). Other active threads included [splash screen branding](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/395100/38?silent=true), [FKB Pro Social theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/234323/497?silent=true), [Basque Language interface](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410511/10?silent=true), [LibreTranslate language detection](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411017/1?silent=true), and a [bug about deleting an About topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411015/1?silent=true).
## Interesting Topics
### #Announcements
- @Lindsey announced that Discourse Calendar has been renamed to **Discourse Events** to better reflect its expanded feature set, which now includes easier event creation, improved RSVPs, recurring events, livestreaming, and Zoom webinar support. The plugin is available on Business and Enterprise plans. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-calendar-is-now-discourse-events/409916/1?silent=true)
- @Chapoi shared a newly redesigned **system section** for the admin dashboard, visible to self-hosters by default at the bottom of the dashboard (it can be moved via the configure menu). This builds on earlier feedback and more improvements are in the works. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-insights-into-your-community-with-the-redesigned-admin-dashboard/404528/56?silent=true)
- @Tgxworld responded to questions about the **Site Traffic Explorer** , clarifying that there are no plans to add event tracking, noting that badge-related URLs appear to come from bots, and deploying the feature to a hosted site after a user reported it missing. @Alfi asked how the encircled values are calculated. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-traffic-explorer-for-new-admin-dashboard/410853/7?silent=true)
### #General
- @Nicolsdennis provided a major update on their **social mobile & desktop client** , showcasing revamped push notifications, a rewritten radio-powered audio room, a new dock UI modeled after Discourse chat, and a global Explore Directory. The project is rolling out for sysaru web, app, and Mac this month, with mobile following store approval. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-social-mobile-desktop-client-for-communities-2/408132/28?silent=true)
### #Plugin
- @Akanora hit a new fatal error in the **Animated Avatar** plugin after a recent fix, and @Alteras traced it to a malformed `--crop` argument, pushing another fix. @Satonotdead reported that animated WebP images remain unsupported, and @Akanora confirmed the latest commit works for PNG and GIF uploads. Related upload failures were also reported in a [dedicated bug topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-animated-avatars-all-avatar-uploads-failing-key-not-found-resize-animated/410707/3?silent=true). [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/animated-avatar/220445/70?silent=true)
- In the **Discourse Events** plugin topic, @Gilles suggested that event creators should be automatically RSVP’d, but @Andrew_Rowe noted that admins often post events they don’t attend. @Satonotdead proposed an opt-out checkbox defaulting to “attending” to cover both cases. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-events/97376/624?silent=true)
- @AJ_Quick shared a multi-workflow **AI re-engagement system** that summarizes stale topics, evaluates whether to bump or follow up, and posts based on forum idle time. @Ethsim2 opened a PR adding Event close/open actions to Workflows, and @J.Jaffeux pointed to JSON output customization. A vibrant thread of community examples is available in [Show us your Workflows](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-us-your-workflows/410589/8?silent=true). [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-workflows/407100/33?silent=true)
- @ProxyTracer responded to feedback about VPN blocking, suggesting an optional hCaptcha challenge instead of outright bans. @Eisammy raised mobile network ASN considerations, while @Satonotdead expressed privacy concerns about CAPTCHA-based approaches and shared a preference for proof-of-work solutions. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/proxytracer-vpn-proxy-blocker/399958/13?silent=true)
### #Extras
- @Pacharanero introduced **`dsc`** , a comprehensive admin CLI for managing multiple self-hosted Discourses, with fleet updates over SSH, category export/import to Markdown, and LLM-friendly automation. The topic includes a roadmap, contribution guidelines, and a note about the August 2026 PostgreSQL upgrade. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dsc-a-comprehensive-admin-cli-for-managing-multiple-discourses/410968/1?silent=true)
### #ux
- @Satonotdead filed a UX request that **empty workflows should not be saved automatically** , since admins often need to delete accidentally created workflows. The suggestion is to save only when at least one change has been made to the default template. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/empty-workflows-should-not-be-saved/410997/1?silent=true)
- @Richie shared a CSS workaround to **re-order the groups list** by full name using flexbox `order` and data attributes, thanking @Satonotdead for the tip. The snippet can be added to themes to display groups in a custom order, and badges can be rearranged similarly. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/re-order-the-groups-list/380992/16?silent=true)
### #Theme component
- In the **Topic Preview Modal** theme component, @Don added a drag-to-close grip in the modal footer, but @Damian_Boon preferred swipe-right to close and @Asa demonstrated a conflict with iOS Safari’s back navigation. The discussion ended with the team going back to the drawing board on the gesture. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-preview-modal/409712/33?silent=true)
### #bug
- @Martin submitted a PR to fix **Discourse AI’s handling of the “everyone” group** , also addressing a bug where `ai_bot_allowed_groups_map` could be blank. This follows a long-standing report and also touches on related AI UX issues such as missing summaries on Horizon and chatbot conversations. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-does-not-respect-the-everyone-group/292048/9?silent=true)
### #Self-hosting
- @Tobiaseigen shared a `database.yml` example for running **multiple Discourse communities on one server** , showing how `host_names` routes each domain to the correct database. This is a common question for self-hosters consolidating instances. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-server-for-2-discourse-communities/392692/67?silent=true)
- @Pfaffman explained that the missing **Update button on `/admin/upgrade`** is likely due to recently moved settings, and recommended completing the required PostgreSQL upgrade via the command line before relying on the UI. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-update-button-and-404-private-error-on-admin-upgrade/410926/5?silent=true)
## Activity by the @Team Group
- @Lindsey announced the rename of Discourse Calendar to **Discourse Events** , linking to recent plugin improvements and feature documentation. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-calendar-is-now-discourse-events/409916/1?silent=true)
- @Chapoi shared the new **system section** in the admin dashboard and noted that further enhancements are in progress. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-insights-into-your-community-with-the-redesigned-admin-dashboard/404528/56?silent=true)
- @Tgxworld answered questions on the **Site Traffic Explorer** , confirmed no event tracking plans, and deployed the feature to a hosted site. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-traffic-explorer-for-new-admin-dashboard/410853/7?silent=true)
- @J.Jaffeux helped with workflow JSON output customization in the **Discourse Workflows** topic. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-workflows/407100/34?silent=true)
- @Martin submitted a PR to fix the **“everyone” group** in Discourse AI. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-does-not-respect-the-everyone-group/292048/9?silent=true)
- @Pfaffman assisted a self-hoster with a **missing Update button** and advised on the PostgreSQL upgrade path. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-update-button-and-404-private-error-on-admin-upgrade/410926/5?silent=true)
- @Tobiaseigen shared a config example for running **multiple communities on one server**. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-server-for-2-discourse-communities/392692/67?silent=true)
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_From calendar renames to animated avatar fixes and a fleet of AI workflows, it’s clear that yesterday’s community was busy turning static pages into living events — just don’t forget to RSVP to your own party!_ 🎉
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [8월 28, 2026, 5:01오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-summary-5am-utc/291851/940 "2026-08-28T05:01:53Z")
# Today on [meta.discourse.org](http://meta.discourse.org)…
It’s been a packed 24 hours on Meta, with the community shipping fixes, testing new gestures, sharing AI workflows, and helping a fellow admin wrestle with Let’s Encrypt.
## Key Stats
Over the last 24 hours, Meta saw **101 new posts** across **44 new topics** , with **109 likes** given out.
**Top users by likes and posts:**
- @Don — 9 likes, 8 posts
- @Awesomerobot — 9 likes, 4 posts
- @Moin — 8 likes, 7 posts
- @Satonotdead — 7 likes, 10 posts
- @Pfaffman — 7 likes, 3 posts
- @RGJ — 6 likes, 3 posts
- @Gilles — 5 likes, 4 posts
- @Welsh_Selkie — 5 likes, 2 posts
- @Thomas_Rother — 5 likes, 1 post
- @Zogstrip — 4 likes, 2 posts
Also worth a look: an admin toggle now lets you see [who marked the solution](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/304660/6?silent=true); the [August 2026 monthly release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410919/2?silent=true) enters the last month of old-ESR support; mixed feedback landed on the [Composer redesign](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407849/52?silent=true); [auto-bump visual indicators](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410718/13?silent=true) and [solution notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/399821/5?silent=true) both drew questions; plus multisite tips in [One server for 2 communities](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/392692/68?silent=true), a [Locations Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/69742/1248?silent=true) fix, and a [rebuild performance win](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410278/8?silent=true).
## Interesting Topics
### #Theme component
- @Don added three configurable dismiss options — **None** , **Grip** and **Gesture** — to his [Topic Preview Modal](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/409712/39?silent=true) theme component, making the mobile modal dismissible via swipe or the native Back gesture. @Jagster tested it on an iPad and found the gestures inconsistent, while @Satonotdead confirmed [swipe and Back work on Android](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/409712/47?silent=true), and @Damian_Boon said he “can’t wait” to get back to testing it.
- The [Featured Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/217580/73?silent=true) component got a rapid compatibility fix: @RGJ reported it was broken on the 2026.1 ESR branch, and @Manuel pinned the compat ceiling to **2026.4.999** after realising `discourse/ui-kit/*` imports only landed in 2026.5.0.
### #Feature
- @Gilles requested a per-category [alphabetical sort default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411045/1?silent=true), arguing the filter workaround hides the usual tile layout. @RGJ backed the idea for “Lesson 1, Lesson 2…” course topics, @Satonotdead agreed it would help glossary-style categories, and @Moin pointed to the `order:title-asc` filter as a stopgap.
- @Awesomerobot showed a supported way to [hide 3rd-level categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410242/5?silent=true) on the categories homepage without losing the layout, sharing before/after screenshots and confirming Level 2 category order stays intact for @Tonja.
- @KiaraGrouwstra proposed that [authors keep interacting in threads moved to TL-gated categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411034/1?silent=true), but @Awesomerobot explained this would be a large change because Discourse lacks topic-level permissions.
### #Support
- After the v2026.6 upgrade, @FabienL spotted [Foundation template styling issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411036/1?silent=true) such as extra spacing and lighter fonts. @Moin connected it to the “modernizing Foundation” upcoming change, and @Awesomerobot provided a one-line CSS override for the new `-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased` reset.
- @Welsh_Selkie wants one email per @Group mention instead of notifying every member individually; @Pfaffman's [workaround](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411064/1?silent=true) is a dedicated “collector” account named after the group with the shared mailbox as its address.
- @ARK-Helena traced [starred chats disappearing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411040/1?silent=true) past 100 followed channels to the backend’s `MAX_PUBLIC_CHANNEL_RESULTS` limit, and @Zogstrip quickly shipped a PR to fetch starred channels independently, complete with a “really, 100 starred channels?” aside.
- @Welsh_Selkie spent 40 minutes hunting for [tag synonyms](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411075/1?silent=true) before @Moin explained the wrench icon lives on the tag page itself; @Satonotdead agreed the feature deserves a UX refresh.
### #Community Building
- @Thomas_Rother is searching for [German-language promo material](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411037/1?silent=true) ahead of Re:Publica Vienna, and @Mae pointed to the AI translations feature as well as new CDCK YouTube videos and blog posts.
- In the #workflows thread, @AJ_Quick shared a three-phase [AI re-engagement workflow](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410589/8?silent=true) that summarises older popular topics, triages whether to revive them, and posts follow-ups during quiet periods. @Mcwumbly then posted his team’s [weekly report workflows](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410589/9?silent=true) with importable JSON files for moderation, site settings and trust levels.
- @MAR asked how to handle [business cultures that avoid the community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411088/1?silent=true) in favour of WhatsApp, plus how to get an organisation to truly own its community; @Satonotdead and @HAWK both asked for more context on her advisory role.
### #Site feedback
- @Moin reported the [search icon covering the search input](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411039/1?silent=true) on Meta’s Foundation theme; @Awesomerobot confirmed Meta is testing the `discoveries-1` branch and that the overlap affects users with **Enable AI search discoveries** unchecked as well as logged-out visitors — fix incoming.
### #Self-hosting
- After a tricky split to dual containers, @Alltiagocom hit a [Let’s Encrypt ECC rate-limit loop](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411097/1?silent=true) where `--force` fires on every boot. @Pfaffman suggested requesting a cert with an additional hostname to reset the rate limit and advised against AI-generated template edits.
### #development
- @Martin announced the [deprecation of 6](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411124/1?silent=true) in favour of `visibleGroups`, because hidden group memberships make client-side permission checks unreliable, and documented new server-side alternatives plus a `resolve_group_membership` option for themes.
## Activity by the @Team Group
- @Awesomerobot was busy across the board: he [fixed the Foundation font-smoothing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411036/6?silent=true), [diagnosed the search icon overlap](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411039/3?silent=true), [demonstrated hiding 3rd-level categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410242/5?silent=true), and [responded to the TL-gated category feature request](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411034/2?silent=true).
- @Zogstrip thanked @ARK-Helena for the [starred chats report](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411040/3?silent=true) and shipped a fix that loads starred channels independently from the 100-channel limit.
- @Martin documented the [user.groups deprecation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411124/1?silent=true) for developers, asked for repro details on the [Discourse BCC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/134721/73?silent=true) plugin, and confirmed the [dismiss button navigation experiment](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/387322/2?silent=true) is now permanent.
- @Mcwumbly shared three [weekly reporting workflows](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410589/9?silent=true) with downloadable JSON templates for Meta’s staff category.
- @Chapoi asked @Gilles about the use case for [alphabetical category sorting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411045/2?silent=true) and clarified that [AI summaries not showing on Horizon](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411010/2?silent=true) is by design.
- @Mae helped scope the [German promo material request](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411037/2?silent=true), suggesting AI translations and pointing to fresh CDCK videos and blog posts.
- @NateDhaliwal asked for specifics on the [Foundation template problems](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411036/3?silent=true) and was about to report the [search box overlap](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411039/2?silent=true) himself.
_From swiping modals goodbye to resurrecting old topics with AI, yesterday was a whirlwind of 101 posts and 109 likes — just remember to star your chats before the 100-channel ceiling catches up with you!_
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [8월 29, 2026, 5:01오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-summary-5am-utc/291851/941 "2026-08-29T05:01:58Z")
# Today on [meta.discourse.org](http://meta.discourse.org)…
## Key Stats
Over the past 24 hours, Meta saw **76 new posts** spread across **36 topics** , with **107 likes** received on returned posts. Here are the top users by posts and likes:
| User | Posts | Likes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| @Lindsey | 3 | 24 |
| @J.Jaffeux | 2 | 9 |
| @Moin | 6 | 5 |
| @Putty | 5 | 5 |
| @Typed-Sigterm | 2 | 5 |
| @Martin | 3 | 4 |
| @Satonotdead | 3 | 4 |
| @Welsh_Selkie | 2 | 4 |
| @Awesomerobot | 2 | 3 |
| @Don | 2 | 3 |
## Interesting Topics
### #Announcements
- **New drag-and-drop support for managing custom sidebar content** — @Lindsey announced that custom sidebar sections now support dragging links into the sidebar, dropping at the bottom to create a new section, and drag-to-reorder within and between sections. The #categories and #tags sidebar sections are not included in this new behavior. [Link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/410915/1?silent=true)
- **Better insights into your community with the redesigned admin dashboard** — @Lindsey shared updates to the dashboard: the **Activity by Category** counts now link through to filtered topic lists, and the **Who’s posting?** report can compare additional groups. Hosted sites will get the changes on their next update. [Link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/404528/58?silent=true)
- **Easier account signup using email codes** — @Rishabh posted an update on the signup flow: new members can now receive friendly generated usernames like “QuietFalcon42”, with a dice button to reroll. The word lists are configurable via `random_username_adjectives` and `random_username_nouns`, and the feature can be disabled with `enable_random_usernames`. [Link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407068/26?silent=true)
### #development
- **Deprecating the use of `user.groups` in the `User` model in JavaScript** — @Martin explained that `currentUser.groups` is being renamed to `currentUser.visibleGroups`, since users can belong to groups that aren’t visible to them and therefore cannot be used for reliable client-side permission checks. The post also covers server-side serializer alternatives and `resolve_group_membership: true` for theme settings. [Link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411124/1?silent=true)
- **RFC: A new versioning strategy for Discourse** — @Frye_Bradley asked how security fixes and dependency updates are backported to ESR releases. @Mcwumbly confirmed supported ESRs receive security patches and pointed to v2026.1.8, while @Featheredtoast noted that dependency upgrades are evaluated on a case-by-case basis. [Link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/383536/63?silent=true)
### #Plugin
- **Discourse Workflows** — @J.Jaffeux confirmed that an event node is coming next week, @Ethsim2 is working on open/close event operations in a PR, and a confusing `pm_tags_allowed_for_groups` error will be improved. @Putty later confirmed that the suggested workaround solved the issue. [Link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/407100/38?silent=true)
- **Discourse Newsletter Integration** — @Carlo shared a fork that adds Listmonk as an additional provider alongside the existing Mailchimp integration, and expressed hope that Listmonk support could eventually be merged into the official plugin. @Satonotdead welcomed it as a solid self-hosted option. [Link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/275509/43?silent=true)
- **Discourse Affiliate** — @AJ_Quick suggested adding an automatic affiliate disclosure notice to posts containing affiliate links, and proposed rewriting cloaked `amzn.to` links into direct Amazon links with the site’s own tag. They posted a successful test of a private plugin that does exactly that. [Link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/101937/49?silent=true)
### #Theme Component
- **Topic Preview Modal** — @Don merged configurable mobile dismiss gestures for the modal, including a grip option, swipe-up, and native Back gesture support. A follow-up added optional haptic feedback for Android devices via the `modal_haptic_feedback` setting. [Link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/409712/57?silent=true)
- **Right Sidebar Blocks** — @Manuel clarified that the blocks used on the Meta Branded theme are custom builds using the new Blocks API, not Right Sidebar Blocks, and pointed to the **Skills for authoring themes and blocks** guide for anyone wanting to build their own. [Link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/231067/207?silent=true)
### #Support
- **Posts appear twice on homepage** — A new user on the Horizon theme reported duplicate cards on the homepage. @Moin identified that **Topic List Previews** is not compatible with Horizon, and @Gryzor confirmed that removing it resolved the problem. [Link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411158/2?silent=true)
- **Route @Group mentions to a single email instead of notifying every member individually?** — @Welsh_Selkie shared a follow-up after trying @Pfaffman's suggestions, reporting that a workable setup was found so group mentions no longer ping every member by email. [Link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411064/3?silent=true)
### #ux
- **Don’t show `🚫Closed` label in group card** — @Typed-Sigterm argued that the `Closed` label is confusing for regular members, especially when translated, and @Awesomerobot agreed that “invite only” might be a clearer alternative. [Link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411125/3?silent=true)
- **`logged_in_users` group page** — @Moin reported that the new pseudo-group has a working URL but an empty member list, which feels misleading, and suggested that the `everyone` pseudo-group approach is more intuitive. [Link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/411152/1?silent=true)
### #bug
- **Form template composer fields lose their newlines in the edit preview** — @ScaryLarryGames1 diagnosed that hidden `type="text"` inputs strip line breaks before the preview renders, flattening headings and lists into run-on text. A theme-level workaround exists, and a visually hidden `