Today on meta.discourse.org…
Key Stats:
- New posts: 155
- New topics: 18
- Top users:
- Moin (34 likes, 15 posts)
- merefield (21 likes, 8 posts)
- Lilly (18 likes, 11 posts)
- simon (15 likes, 10 posts)
- pfaffman (9 likes, 5 posts)
- awesomerobot (7 likes, 2 posts)
- Andrew15-5 (6 likes, 4 posts)
- kokmok (6 likes, 4 posts)
- rahim123 (6 likes, 5 posts)
- Firepup650 (5 likes, 2 posts)
Interesting Topics:
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rahim123 reported an issue with iframe embedding being broken despite having an allowed src domain. After some troubleshooting, it was discovered that the problem was due to a missing forward slash in the allowed domain URL. Moin noted this was likely due to a recent security fix that changed how domain URLs are validated.
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cristo asked about removing certain stats from the Home page, specifically the number included in the sorting feature. awesomerobot provided a solution by explaining how to edit the site’s translations to remove the count from the “latest” filter title.
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Ravindra-Trdx inquired about making the Data Explorer available to moderators and staff. Moin explained that when access is given to a query for a group, members can see it on the group page, and Lilly provided guidance on creating entries as parameters in the SQL for user input.
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kokmok discovered an issue where a user couldn’t see avatars of people who liked posts. It was determined that this was due to the user’s DM settings, which were set to disallow messages from all users.
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benjamin_bracken asked about hiding Staff Notices from non-Staff members. While this isn’t a built-in feature, Lilly suggested using CSS to hide the notices, though noting this method isn’t completely secure.
- Alon1 inquired about the possibility of putting a live Matplotlib figure in a post. The discussion explored various options, including using external services like CodePen for embedding interactive graphs.
- Andrew15-5 proposed adding a “fixed-width/monospace font in composer” setting, similar to GitHub’s Markdown editor font preference. This would allow users to have a monospace font for the entire composer textarea.
- tomg reported that SEO for their domain was being impacted due to issues with schema markup. RGJ identified some problems with the code and suggested corrections to improve the schema implementation.
- Lowell_Brown posted a request looking for a “webmonkey” to help manage their sports message board, as they no longer have anyone who understands Discourse well.
#Integrations
- perryflynn encountered an issue with SSO logout where users were still logged into Discourse after being redirected back to the app. simon suggested this might be due to the “login required” setting automatically redirecting unauthenticated users.
#Sysadmins
- Tealk asked about initiating the renewal of Let’s Encrypt certificates for multiple domains. The discussion touched on the automatic renewal process during rebuilds and troubleshooting steps for manual renewals.
Activity by the @team Group:
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Lilly provided support on various topics, including suggesting CSS solutions for hiding staff notices, explaining how to create parameter entries in Data Explorer queries, and helping troubleshoot issues with user avatars not displaying.
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awesomerobot offered a solution for removing certain stats from the Home page by editing site translations.
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simon assisted with several support inquiries, including explaining SSO logout behavior and helping with Memberpress integration.
Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow! 