Today on meta.discourse.org…
Key Stats
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New Posts: 112
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New Topics: 22
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Top Users:
- @Moin – 9 posts, 17 likes
- @Canapin – 1 post, 6 likes
- @eisammy – 2 posts, 5 likes
- @alltiagocom – 4 posts, 5 likes
- @awesomerobot – 1 post, 4 likes
- @patrickemin – 5 posts, 4 likes
- @RGJ – 2 posts, 4 likes
- @dax – 1 post, 4 likes
- @jrgong – 2 posts, 3 likes
- @Ric – 2 posts, 3 likes
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Team Activity Leaders:
- @awesomerobot – 1 post, 4 likes
- @dax – 1 post, 4 likes
- @Bas – 1 post, 1 like
- @Falco – 1 post
- @MarkDoerr – 1 post
Interesting Topics
Support
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oliver_grant struggled to reveal his public profile despite unchecking Hide my public profile due to trust level restrictions, leading Moin to explain the default hiding behavior in post #4 and awesomerobot to ask about the underlying concern in post #7.
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hmmmnotsure reported that the 3.5.0.beta8-dev update broke OpenID, custom components, and introduced a page “trembling” issue, with David_Ghost confirming a missing sidebar post-update in post #2.
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joshhabka encountered a server 500 error when accessing subscriptions under “Plugins” in the admin (
/s/admin/products
), prompting pfaffman to advise enabling force_https as a fix in post #3. -
joshhabka also ran into OAuth woes: GitHub sign-in threw a “redirect_uri not associated” error (post #1), and LinkedIn OIDC returned “redirect_uri does not match the registered value” (post #1), highlighting potential misconfigurations.
Bug
- alltiagocom discovered that entering a full hex color code in the category Color or Text Color fields resets after two characters; dax reproduced the issue and suggested pasting the value as a workaround in post #2.
Dev
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alltiagocom requested a mobile-only carousel display for categories and Moin pointed to the header-categories-navbar example for crafting a custom JavaScript component.
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Jagster asked if Nginx geoblocking could be applied inside the Discourse Docker container; elmuerte recommended including a custom template like
web.ratelimited.template.yml
via the launcher (post #2) and pfaffman confirmed this is the proper approach to persist changes (post #4).
#Translations
- Canapin highlighted inconsistent plugin naming in #French site settings, from mixed-language labels to truncation issues; Moin pointed back to an earlier #Crowdin discussion and sidebar link length topic as context in post #1.
Installation
- copymonopoly sought an updated method for installing Discourse plugins from private Git repos via SSH keys, and learned from Discourse core advice to use an OAuth token (post #3) while noting manual cloning into
/plugins
may bypass updates (post #4).
Plugin
- undasein reported the Advertising plugin missing from the admin UI; Moin suspected ad-block interference and shared a direct settings URL in post #385, with MarkDoerr noting the plugin’s rename and new nav path in post #389.
Feature
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Ric proposed maintaining a curated topics list for inclusion in digest emails to create newsletter-style highlights (post #1).
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LW2333 suggested adding an
order:op_edited
sort option to filter topics by the original post’s edit timestamp for categories like Announcements where the first post holds key info (post #1). -
patrickemin requested an admin setting for defaulting Discourse Post Voting answers to chronological rather than by votes to align with forum user expectations (post #1).
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Heliosurge and Ethsim2 reignited the Feature discussion on allowing groups to own other groups for streamlined permissions, exploring multi-level ownership rules (post #20 & post #21).
Community
- emileymadison looked for a platform combining live streaming and VOD, and Bas reminded her of the Discourse context in post #7.
Activity by the @team Group
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awesomerobot asked why users might need public profile visibility in the Hide profile on low TL discussion.
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dax confirmed the category color input bug on mobile and suggested pasting the hex code as a workaround in post #2.
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Bas chimed into the Launch VOD platform thread, clarifying the scope relating to Discourse functionality.
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Falco reminded us that AI plugin migrations apply even if disabled, in the Separate PostgreSQL server topic.
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MarkDoerr highlighted the new path for the renamed Advertising plugin in the Discourse Advertising Plugin (Ads) thread.
And remember, if your colors go haywire or OAuth redirects misbehave, a dash of coffee and a quick rebuild are all you need for meta bliss!