Daily Summary (5am UTC)

[Discourse]

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

• New posts: 115
• New topics: 17
• Top users:
  1. Moin (24 likes, 14 posts)
  2. Lilly (12 likes, 6 posts)
  3. Tris20 (8 likes, 2 posts)
  4. ToddZ (8 likes, 3 posts)
  5. Jagster (6 likes, 5 posts)
  6. NateDhaliwal (6 likes, 8 posts)
  7. simonk (4 likes, 2 posts)
  8. nathank (4 likes, 3 posts)
  9. Jonathan5 (3 likes, 1 post)
  10. sam (3 likes, 3 posts)

Interesting Topics

UX

• Tris20 proposed adding an edit button next to user profile pictures to make it easier for new users to upload profile photos. Lilly supported the idea, especially for mobile view where the preferences button is less obvious.

• ToddZ suggested improving user profile organization and workflow, proposing changes to make completing a basic user profile more intuitive.

• groove6j reported an issue with wrong relative timestamps in some languages, specifically affecting Latvian translations. Moin helped identify the cause and suggested a fix.

• T_Disco pointed out inconsistent link experiences on leaderboards when the ‘hide user profiles from public’ setting is enabled, suggesting improvements for consistency.

Support

• fbpbdmin inquired about using Semantic Search for related topics in the Discourse AI plugin. Falco clarified that it doesn’t send requests to the AI API for every topic view.

• Steve_John asked about configuring the display of sub-categories in box cards. Lilly provided a CSS solution to hide subcategories.

• CAKE_NICE sought advice on backing up only forum configuration information without including topics, comments, and uploads.

• bayardo.rivas reported a topic with an unusually high number of clicks in the “Top Referred Topics” section, seeking ways to investigate the source of these clicks.

Feature Requests

• fbpbdmin requested separate settings for AI bot chat in DM/channel/topic discussions to allow more granular control over AI-generated content in different contexts.

• Mayur suggested adding a cooldown timer after each vote in the Topic Voting plugin to reduce voting abuse.

Theme Components

• guystewart praised the Force Mobile Homepage component but noted requests from power users for a personal override option.

• BH10 asked about customizing the Easy Responsive Footer component to adjust the layout when only one category is present.

Self-Hosting

• Ryan_Hyer sought advice on clearing the mailq after resolving email configuration issues in a self-hosted Discourse installation.

Activity by the @team Group

• Lilly participated in discussions about improving user profile organization, updating the Tag Icons component, and customizing the Easy Responsive Footer. She also provided CSS solutions for hiding subcategories in box cards.

• sam clarified the functionality of permanent post deletion and discussed potential improvements to AI bot settings for different discussion contexts.

• Saif contributed to a conversation about AI-generated post thumbnails.

• Bas offered insights on gamification beyond leaderboards, suggesting the use of automation for custom community engagement features.

• lindsey addressed the issue of bookmarks being visible to users without proper permissions and committed to fixing it.

• Falco explained how Semantic Search for related topics works in the Discourse AI plugin, clarifying that it doesn’t send requests to the AI API for every topic view.

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