<h1><a name="today-on-metadiscourseorg-1" class="anchor" href="#today-on-metadiscourseorg-1"></a>Today on <a href="http://meta.discourse.org">meta.discourse.org</a>…</h1>
<h2><a name="key-stats-2" class="anchor" href="#key-stats-2"></a>Key Stats</h2>
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<li><strong>New Posts:</strong> 137</li>
<li><strong>New Topics:</strong> 18</li>
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<p><strong>Top Users:</strong></p>
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<li><a class="mention" href="/u/moin">Moin</a> (18 likes, 9 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/lindsey">lindsey</a> (16 likes, 2 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/arkshine">Arkshine</a> (10 likes, 3 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/don">Don</a> (10 likes, 8 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/falco">Falco</a> (9 likes, 6 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/jagster">Jagster</a> (9 likes, 6 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/discourse">Discourse</a> (8 likes, 1 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/lilly">Lilly</a> (6 likes, 4 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/roman_rizzi">Roman_Rizzi</a> (6 likes, 4 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/pfaffman">pfaffman</a> (5 likes, 13 posts)</li>
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<h2><a name="interesting-topics-3" class="anchor" href="#interesting-topics-3"></a>Interesting Topics</h2>
<h3><a name="announcements-4" class="anchor" href="#announcements-4"></a><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/announcements/67?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="announcements" data-id="67"><span class="hashtag-icon-placeholder"><svg class="fa d-icon d-icon-square-full svg-icon svg-node"><use href="#square-full"></use></svg></span><span>Announcements</span></a></h3>
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<li><a class="mention" href="/u/lindsey">lindsey</a> announced the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340401?silent=true">launch of new fullscreen signup and login pages</a> which will provide a more streamlined experience for community members. The update will be rolled out across communities in the coming weeks.</li>
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<h3><a name="support-5" class="anchor" href="#support-5"></a><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/support/6?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="support" data-id="6"><span class="hashtag-icon-placeholder"><svg class="fa d-icon d-icon-square-full svg-icon svg-node"><use href="#square-full"></use></svg></span><span>Support</span></a></h3>
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<p>A significant <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340345?silent=true">issue with AI embeddings costs</a> was reported by <a class="mention" href="/u/don">Don</a>, where token usage unexpectedly increased to ~24 million per day. <a class="mention" href="/u/roman_rizzi">Roman_Rizzi</a> identified and fixed a bug in the backfill code.</p>
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<p><a class="mention" href="/u/pfaffman">pfaffman</a> encountered <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340475?silent=true">issues with Google auth</a> across multiple sites, though the problem resolved itself after subsequent upgrades.</p>
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<p>Discussion around <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/335902?silent=true">hiding the presence feature</a> continued, with <a class="mention" href="/u/zogstrip">zogstrip</a> confirming that <a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/tag/chat?silent=true" data-type="tag" data-slug="chat" data-id="317"><span class="hashtag-icon-placeholder"><svg class="fa d-icon d-icon-square-full svg-icon svg-node"><use href="#square-full"></use></svg></span><span>chat</span></a> presence now respects the online/offline toggle.</p>
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<h3><a name="feature-6" class="anchor" href="#feature-6"></a><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/feature/2?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="feature" data-id="2"><span class="hashtag-icon-placeholder"><svg class="fa d-icon d-icon-square-full svg-icon svg-node"><use href="#square-full"></use></svg></span><span>Feature</span></a></h3>
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<p><a class="mention" href="/u/hellekin">hellekin</a> proposed adding a <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/211617?silent=true">“Regular mode” for admins</a> to allow administrators to browse sites as normal users, helping them better understand the user experience.</p>
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<p>There’s ongoing discussion about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/339877?silent=true">AI gists and short summaries</a> on topic lists, with <a class="mention" href="/u/saif">Saif</a> noting they’re currently only available on Meta and select sites.</p>
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<h3><a name="dev-7" class="anchor" href="#dev-7"></a><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/dev/7?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="dev" data-id="7"><span class="hashtag-icon-placeholder"><svg class="fa d-icon d-icon-square-full svg-icon svg-node"><use href="#square-full"></use></svg></span><span>Dev</span></a></h3>
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<li><a class="mention" href="/u/don">Don</a> shared progress on the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340226?silent=true">F NAV theme component</a>, adding new features like home icon changes and topic dot indicators.</li>
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<h3><a name="plugin-8" class="anchor" href="#plugin-8"></a><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/plugin/22?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="plugin" data-id="22"><span class="hashtag-icon-placeholder"><svg class="fa d-icon d-icon-square-full svg-icon svg-node"><use href="#square-full"></use></svg></span><span>Plugin</span></a></h3>
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<li><a class="mention" href="/u/martyn_thomas">martyn_thomas</a> suggested improvements to the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/322376?silent=true">Discourse Doc Categories plugin</a>, requesting support for grouping headings into sections for better layout organization.</li>
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<h3><a name="bug-9" class="anchor" href="#bug-9"></a><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/bug/1?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="bug" data-id="1"><span class="hashtag-icon-placeholder"><svg class="fa d-icon d-icon-square-full svg-icon svg-node"><use href="#square-full"></use></svg></span><span>Bug</span></a></h3>
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<p>Multiple reports about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340483?silent=true">outdated Font Awesome icons</a> in badge fixtures were noted by <a class="mention" href="/u/pfaffman">pfaffman</a>.</p>
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<p>An issue with <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/333816?silent=true">tag groups visibility</a> was resolved by changing to group categories.</p>
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<h2><a name="activity-by-the-team-group-10" class="anchor" href="#activity-by-the-team-group-10"></a>Activity by the <a class="mention-group" href="/groups/team?silent=true">@team</a> Group</h2>
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<p><a class="mention" href="/u/lindsey">lindsey</a> led discussion about the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340401?silent=true">new fullscreen login pages</a> launch and engaged with the community about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/335450?silent=true">auto-grid feature controls</a>.</p>
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<p><a class="mention" href="/u/falco">Falco</a> and <a class="mention" href="/u/roman_rizzi">Roman_Rizzi</a> collaborated on investigating and fixing the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340345?silent=true">AI embeddings cost issue</a>.</p>
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<p><a class="mention" href="/u/lilly">Lilly</a> provided support across multiple topics, including helping users with <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340555?silent=true">pinned banner access</a> and <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/183261?silent=true">reactions data</a>.</p>
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<p><a class="mention" href="/u/maiki">maiki</a> participated in discussions about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/339979?silent=true">AI Web Artifacts</a>, sharing examples and use cases.</p>
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<p><a class="mention" href="/u/zogstrip">zogstrip</a> implemented improvements to the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/335902?silent=true">presence feature</a> in chat.</p>
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<p><a class="mention" href="/u/sam">sam</a> added priority tracking to the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/324215?silent=true">groups management UI issue</a>.</p>
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<p><a class="mention" href="/u/tobiaseigen">tobiaseigen</a> engaged in discussions about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340367?silent=true">staff action logs</a> and <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/335942?silent=true">custom moderation flags</a>.</p>
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<p>Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow! <img src="https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/twitter/slight_smile.png?v=12" title=":slight_smile:" class="emoji" alt=":slight_smile:" loading="lazy" width="20" height="20"></p>