<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> 115</li>
<li><strong>New Topics:</strong> 19</li>
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<p><strong>Top Contributors:</strong></p>
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<li><a class="mention" href="/u/pfaffman">pfaffman</a> (21 likes, 10 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/moin">Moin</a> (15 likes, 5 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/sam">sam</a> (12 likes, 7 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/arkshine">Arkshine</a> (10 likes, 7 posts)</li>
<li><a class="mention" href="/u/matthewnichols">matthewnichols</a> (8 likes, 5 posts)</li>
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<h2><a name="interesting-topics-3" class="anchor" href="#interesting-topics-3"></a>Interesting Topics</h2>
<p><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></p>
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<p>A user sought help with <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340704?silent=true">managing bot spam</a> on their forum. <a class="mention" href="/u/pfaffman">pfaffman</a> and <a class="mention" href="/u/moin">Moin</a> suggested implementing Akismet and reviewing the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/264020?silent=true">spam prevention guide</a>.</p>
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<p><a class="mention" href="/u/matthewnichols">matthewnichols</a> inquired about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340701?silent=true">supporting zip file uploads</a> in forums. <a class="mention" href="/u/pfaffman">pfaffman</a> confirmed this was possible through authorized_extensions settings.</p>
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<p>A discussion arose about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340692?silent=true">blocking moderators</a>, where it was clarified that while staff can’t be ignored, they can be muted through preferences.</p>
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<p><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> <span class="hashtag-raw">#tag:ai</span></p>
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<p><a class="mention" href="/u/sam">sam</a> announced <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340748?silent=true">Amazon Nova support for Discourse AI</a>, highlighting competitive pricing and extensive context window capabilities.</p>
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<p>Important updates were shared regarding the deprecation of <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/320653?silent=true">NSFW detection</a> and <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/320283?silent=true">Toxicity detection</a> modules in favor of AI triage.</p>
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<p><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></p>
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<p>Users reported issues with <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340569?silent=true">page width shrinking</a> on certain topics, which <a class="mention" href="/u/arkshine">Arkshine</a> identified as being caused by leaky CSS from embedded content.</p>
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<p>A regression was reported regarding <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340626?silent=true">missing participant counts</a> in the event component, with a fix already merged.</p>
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<p><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></p>
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<li>Discussion continued about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/294249?silent=true">training AI bot on community data</a>, with <a class="mention" href="/u/falco">Falco</a> providing guidance on uploading files to personas.</li>
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<p><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/migration/106?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="migration" data-id="106"><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>Migration</span></a></p>
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<li>A user asked about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340759?silent=true">migrating from Flarum</a> to Discourse, with community members pointing to available migration scripts.</li>
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<p><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></p>
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<li><a class="mention" href="/u/chris_dawson">Chris_Dawson</a> successfully developed a plugin for <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340359?silent=true">triggering external service actions</a> during Discourse login.</li>
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<p><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/theme/61?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="theme" data-id="61"><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>Theme</span></a></p>
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<li>Updates were shared about the <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/269466?silent=true">Reddit-ish theme</a> for Discourse, with users requesting additional sidebar functionality.</li>
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<p><span class="hashtag-raw">#Category</span></p>
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<li><a class="mention" href="/u/jklaus">jklaus</a> sought advice on <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340697?silent=true">consolidating multiple Discourse instances</a> into a single installation, with <a class="mention" href="/u/pfaffman">pfaffman</a> providing guidance on merging sites.</li>
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<p><a class="hashtag-cooked" href="/c/ux/9?silent=true" data-type="category" data-slug="ux" data-id="9"><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>UX</span></a></p>
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<li>Discussion about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340744?silent=true">Discourse integration with Bevy</a> platform, with <a class="mention" href="/u/hawk">HAWK</a> noting potential for sponsored development.</li>
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<p><span class="hashtag-raw">#Integrations</span> <span class="hashtag-raw">#tag:ai</span></p>
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<li>Detailed instructions were provided for <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340742?silent=true">configuring Amazon Bedrock services</a> for Discourse AI features.</li>
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<h2><a name="activity-by-the-team-group-4" class="anchor" href="#activity-by-the-team-group-4"></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/sam">sam</a> was particularly active, announcing <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340748?silent=true">Amazon Nova support</a> and providing technical guidance on <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/339979?silent=true">AI Web Artifacts</a>.</p>
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<p><a class="mention" href="/u/blake">blake</a> contributed to multiple discussions, including <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/316003?silent=true">updating currency options</a> for the Subscriptions plugin and addressing <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/336233?silent=true">subscription update issues</a>.</p>
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<p><a class="mention" href="/u/hawk">HAWK</a> provided insights on <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340744?silent=true">Bevy integration possibilities</a> and helped clarify <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340692?silent=true">user blocking functionality</a>.</p>
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<p><a class="mention" href="/u/awesomerobot">awesomerobot</a> investigated CSS issues related to <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340569?silent=true">page width problems</a> and provided guidance on <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340704?silent=true">spam prevention</a>.</p>
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<p><a class="mention" href="/u/lilly">Lilly</a> offered support on <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340800?silent=true">IP address blocking</a>.</p>
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<p><a class="mention" href="/u/lindsey">lindsey</a> shared updates about <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/315401?silent=true">DM list improvements</a>, including increased channel limits and fixed ordering issues.</p>
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<p><a class="mention" href="/u/falco">Falco</a> provided guidance on <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/294249?silent=true">AI bot training</a> and <a href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/340345?silent=true">embeddings optimization</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>