Today on meta.discourse.org…
Key Stats:
- New posts: 120
- New topics: 16
- Top users:
- Moin (39 likes, 11 posts)
- simon (15 likes, 8 posts)
- Lilly (15 likes, 9 posts)
- awesomerobot (12 likes, 4 posts)
- pfaffman (12 likes, 8 posts)
Interesting Topics:
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A user discovered an issue with the “Approve unless allowed groups” setting causing posts to be flagged without a clear reason in the review queue. Moin helped identify the problem, leading to a discussion about improving setting explanations and the flag system read more.
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ppcole encountered a problem with blocked words in URLs, which turned out to be caused by an overly broad watched word rule. The issue was resolved after Lilly guided them to check the watched words sections read more.
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BCHK faced difficulties updating their site logo after uploading a new file. Don identified that the issue was related to the Big Header/Little Header theme component settings read more.
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c12gene inquired about automatically posting YouTube videos from business partners into their forum. Lilly and Heliosurge suggested using the RSS feed plugin and provided instructions on creating YouTube RSS feeds read more.
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RGJ reported that the bookmark clock icon was broken after changing the icon set in the FontAwesome Pro plugin. awesomerobot investigated and suggested it might be a compatibility issue with older versions of Discourse read more.
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th21 identified a wrong activate URL issue on traditional Chinese sites, which Moin confirmed was fixed in a recent update read more.
- NogayHan encountered difficulties starting Discourse and received guidance from simon, Moin, and pfaffman on how to identify the version and resolve the issue read more.
- A review queue issue displaying a “translation missing” button was reported, and awesomerobot provided a fix in a pull request read more.
- NiceOldGuy contributed to a discussion on managing and understanding user preferences, suggesting improvements to the wording of instructions read more.
- denvergeeks reported an issue with the Discourse Central Theme where categories and tags were not displaying consistently across different paths read more.
Theme component
- gpoole provided feedback on the Homepage Feature component, suggesting clearer documentation about the requirement for images in featured topics read more.
- Rohail_Altaf inquired about the notification behavior of the Discourse Follow plugin, and Don clarified that it sends in-app and push notifications read more.
- th21 asked for clarification on the behind-the-scenes header changes and how they affect theme components read more.
#Sysadmins
- tisawyer shared a solution for moving a Discourse site to another VPS using rsync while preserving the necessary permissions for PostgreSQL read more.
Activity by the @team Group:
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Lilly was active in multiple support threads, including helping users with blocked words in URLs, logo update issues, and automatically posting YouTube videos.
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awesomerobot investigated a bookmark clock icon issue related to the FontAwesome Pro plugin and provided a fix for a review queue display problem.
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HAWK clarified that there is no limit to topics or posts in hosting plans, but reminded users to consider page view limitations.
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nbianca announced a fix for an error during permanent post deletion of deleted users.
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tobiaseigen expressed appreciation for Moin’s persistence in solving a complex issue with post approvals and suggested considering improvements to the product based on this experience.
Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow! 