Today on meta.discourse.org…
Key Stats
- New Posts: 96
- New Topics: 7
- Top Contributors:
- merefield (11 likes, 10 posts)
- jordan-vidrine (7 likes, 5 posts)
- Richie (6 likes, 2 posts)
- tobiaseigen (6 likes, 6 posts)
- Roi (6 likes, 3 posts)
Interesting Topics
UX
- jordan-vidrine led an in-depth discussion about improving code block font sizing, comparing Discourse’s implementation with Stack Overflow’s approach. The team made several iterations on typography, padding, and background colors to enhance readability.
- A UX concern was raised regarding the placement of the ‘Remove’ button below the ‘Show more’ button, which could lead to accidental post/topic removal.
Dev
- Jun inquired about adding titles to topic detail URLs to improve SEO, similar to Stack Overflow’s approach.
- A developer sought guidance on creating theme components, specifically for hiding reactions in certain categories.
Support
- Helga_Razinkova reported changes in how mentions are supposed to work, noting that the dropdown list behavior had changed.
- kOS reported issues with images failing to load after moving uploads to DigitalOcean Block Storage.
- hmmmnotsure discovered that the AI summarization feature was producing English summaries for Spanish content.
- stache asked about the implications of logging out of all devices and its effect on IP address visibility.
Feature
- ToddZ suggested adding a confirmation dialog for the Impersonate action, highlighting the need for clearer communication about its implications.
Bug
- Moin reported an issue where categories were not being displayed in the reseed modal, which has now been fixed.
- sok777 reported chat messages appearing in wrong order in a large chat with 50k-100k members.
Theme
- jonasrosland provided positive feedback on the Nested Sidebar Categories component.
- kOS sought guidance on implementing Right Sidebar Blocks with the Teambuild Plugin.
Activity by the @team Group
jordan-vidrine was particularly active in the code block styling discussion, making multiple iterations and improvements to the design.
tobiaseigen provided support in several threads:
- Helped with About page customization
- Offered guidance on hiding About page elements
- Investigated issues with About page text mixing
sam contributed valuable feedback on the code block styling improvements, particularly regarding typography and background colors.
HAWK provided clarification on:
- Data reporting capabilities
- Logging out of all devices
Falco offered support regarding:
- CSS-based theme components
- AI summarization language issues
bryce provided feedback on the code block styling improvements.
kris.kotlarek fixed the categories not displaying in reseed modal issue.
Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow! 