Today on meta.discourse.org…
Key Stats
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New posts: 171 
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New topics: 13 
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Top users: - tobiaseigen (25 posts, 21 likes)
- JammyDodger (4 posts, 15 likes)
- Moin (16 posts, 14 likes)
- SubStrider (3 posts, 10 likes)
- alltiagocom (13 posts, 7 likes)
- david (2 posts, 5 likes)
- renato (4 posts, 5 likes)
- saquetim (1 post, 4 likes)
- Don (3 posts, 4 likes)
- cocococosti (1 post, 4 likes)
 
Interesting Topics
Installation
- Ethsim2 inquired “What happens next?” after a Docker_Manager bump and clarified which bundled plugins to remove from app.ymlon Installation read more
Support
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Wurzelseppi encountered a DiscourseAi::Embeddings::Schema::MissingEmbeddingErrorwhen uploading files to the AI Bot Persona, observing 200 responses but no audit logs on Support read more
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alltiagocom discovered cached Apple Touch images retained white borders in the Discourse iOS app until reinstallation on Support read more 
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Wurzelseppi probed how to upload files to an AI persona programmatically via the Discourse API for RAG workflows on Support read more 
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Cate_Soule reported the missing search bar from the welcome banner, later resolved by migrating the enable_welcome_bannersetting to individual themes on Support read more
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alltiagocom unearthed the max_tag_search_resultssite setting to display a scrollable full tags list in the composer on Support read more
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kuba-orlik explored WebFinger discovery to easily boost Discourse topics in Mastodon and flagged missing search support in ActivityPub on Support read more 
Bug
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alltiagocom found a bug where deleting JavaScript from a theme component’s JS tab fails and the code persists on Bug read more 
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Ralf_Stockmann lamented the missing “paste link on selected text” magic in the new composer, with renato confirming reproducibility challenges on Bug read more 
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Don spotted the hidden-but-in-use ai_helper_modelsite setting in Discourse AI, prompting a visibility fix on Bug read more
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JammyDodger demonstrated that pasting a parent category URL reveals hidden subcategories unexpectedly in the composer on Bug read more 
Dev
- jafab asked how to rename frontend labels (categories, topics) and enable case-sensitive tags for chemical formulas like “GaN” on Dev read more
Announcements
- martin rolled out themeable site settings for enable_welcome_bannerandsearch_experience, explaining migration steps for existing values on Announcements read more
Migration
- SubStrider shared a two-pass XenForo import process and GitHub scripts to preserve link integrity and merge history on Migration read more
#Site feedback
- tobiaseigen mapped out how bundling popular plugins into core is communicated via #included-in-coretags and subcategory announcements for self-hosters on #Site feedback read more
Activity by the @team Group
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tobiaseigen updated the #Site feedback bundling discussion, added #included-in-coretags, and posted confirmations on each official plugin topic, including Data Explorer, Discourse Assign, Discourse Subscriptions, Apple Auth, Reactions, Post Voting, OpenID Connect, LTI Integration, hCaptcha, Graphviz, Calendar & Event, RSS Polling, Patreon, OAuth2 Basic, Microsoft Auth, Login with Amazon, Gamification, Chat Integration, and Zendesk.
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david enhanced the staff-notes rebuild error message in Docker with a new pull request #978 after debugging the staff-notesrebuild failure on Plugin read more.
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renato confirmed that cursor jumps when quoting in the new composer are unintentional and flagged an internal task to resolve the issue on Announcements read more. 
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saquetim announced that the Glimmer Post Stream is now enabled by default post-update, advising on fallbacks for incompatible extensions in Dev read more. 
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cocococosti applauded the XenForo migration guide, shared best practices for community feedback post-migration, and encouraged further flags on Migration read more. 
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nat detailed how automatic translations select target languages and pointed to persona-based prompt tuning for localization moderators on #Site Management read more. 
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sam noted that keegan is working on re-exposing the hidden ai_helper_modelsetting and that a patch is underway on Bug read more.
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kelv merged a fix to restore the PM icon in “in:all” search results, resolving the alignment issue on Bug read more. 
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supermathie shared a bookmarklet workaround for the “Share to Discourse” extension, turning it into a one-click bookmark for easier posting on Feature read more. 
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chapoi delivered the final tablet layout tweak for the composer overflow, with Moin confirming the fix, aside from a minor language selector overlap on Bug read more. 
With plugins marching into core and AI features tweaking behind the scenes, our community moved faster than a caffeinated puppy today—stay tuned for more tail-wagging updates!