Today on meta.discourse.org…
Key Stats
- Total New Posts: 86
- Total New Topics: 11
Top Users:
• mdoggydog – 2 posts, 7 likes
• sam – 8 posts, 5 likes
• LaptechInfo – 5 posts, 4 likes
• pacharanero – 2 posts, 4 likes
• Arkshine – 5 posts, 4 likes
• markschmucker – 3 posts, 4 likes
• Jagster – 5 posts, 4 likes
• SubStrider – 2 posts, 4 likes
• thoka – 2 posts, 3 likes
• patrickemin – 2 posts, 3 likes
Team (Discourse Team) Top Users:
• sam – 8 posts, 5 likes
• nat – 1 post, 3 likes
• HAWK – 4 posts, 1 like
• martin – 1 post, 1 like
Sourcing: See the discussions on topics such as Composer Button Bonanza for full details.
Interesting Topics
Grouped by Forum Category; each bullet is double-spaced.
Theme component
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• Composer Button Bonanza – mdoggydog introduced a new tool that lets site admins define extra markup buttons for the Composer toolbar, enriching the default configuration. read more
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• Watermark Image – Users discussed adjustments to watermark image quality after plugin installation, with insights from huynhthai824 and LaptechInfo. read more
General
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• Newbie Question re: security – A detailed discussion unfolded over security concerns when embedding Discourse as a commenting system, with contributions from Jagster and ToddZ. read more
Support
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• Severe Email Issue since last update – pacharanero reported email delivery problems accompanied by a massive Sidekiq job backlog, later updating that a rebuild fixed the issue. read more
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• Newbie trying to understand Pageviews – SamM raised questions about scaling pageviews with high follower counts after migrating from WordPress, igniting a discussion on potential traffic surges. read more
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• Can’t upload image in Branding Setup – Frustration over failing image uploads in Branding Setup was addressed when thoka revealed a recent fix that resolves the issue. read more
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• Discourse SEO – Need Help – A support thread saw users challenge SEO practices on a Discourse site, debating the roles of category and tag metadata in boosting unique visitor counts. read more
#Sysadmins
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• Migrate a XenForo forum to Discourse – In this in-depth how-to post, SubStrider shared his struggles and success notes about replacing MySQL with MariaDB during migration, with troubleshooting tips along the way. read more
#Translations
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• Translating Documentation Pages – nat updated the community on progress with the discourse-translator plugin, aiming for automatic post translations for multi-language support. read more
Announcements
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• New Experiment: Enable AI Summarize on your Discourse with one-click! – With AI now weighing posts by likes and trust levels, early adopters are debating how the new summarization feature selects content. read more
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• PostgreSQL 15 update – diogocsc detailed his Docker-based troubleshooting process after updating to PostgreSQL 15, highlighting necessary service restarts and rebuilds. read more
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• New documentation plugin in development – tvavrda quickly fixed a PR mistake after a notice from a community member, keeping documentation plugin development on track. read more
Bug
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• Rake tasks in the AI plugin not working – A bug in the progress bar for long backfill operations led sam and others to question whether to continue using it in the build process. read more
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• Dashboard New Posts statistics broken – As screenshots and graph data failed to appear correctly in the admin dashboard, Roi’s query drew input from both sam and martin on debugging the issue. read more
Feature
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• Google Search-like special characters – A practical tip to improve search precision was shared by sam, suggesting that surrounding exact phrases with double quotes ensures accurate query results. read more
Activity by the @team Group
• sam’s Contributions:
With a burst of energy, sam actively contributed across multiple threads – from dissecting the new AI summarization tool in New Experiment: Enable AI Summarize on your Discourse with one-click! to troubleshooting backfill operations in Rake tasks in the AI plugin not working, refining search techniques in Google Search-like special characters, and commenting on dashboard discrepancies in Dashboard New Posts statistics broken. He also offered clarity on SEO approaches in Discourse SEO – Need Help and shared his fixes on AI tool integration in AI Persona using Categories tool.
• nat’s Role:
Showing commitment to global accessibility, nat boosted localization efforts by weighing in on Translating Documentation Pages.
• HAWK’s Insights:
Focusing on security and usability, HAWK addressed concerns in Newbie Question re: security and streamlined interface options in How to set Reply, View, Activity and author under the Topic in Latest view and in New & Unread Topics.
• martin’s Debugging Tips:
Contributing his technical know‐how, martin lent valuable debugging tips in Dashboard New Posts statistics broken.
What a fun day of discussions! Yesterday’s lively debates and troubleshooting adventures kept everyone on their toes – here’s to more insightful, code-crunching conversations on meta.discourse.org!