Today on meta.discourse.org…
Key Stats
New posts: 34 (for example, check Andrew_Rowe’s CSS query or the Rewind timeout report).- New topics: 5 (including Remove categories and tags buttons, 502 Error / Unicorn Timeout, New users posting too quickly trigger review, Swap filtered search and welcome search, 百度统计插件配置).
Top users:
- zogstrip: 5 posts, 8 likes
- Andrew_Rowe: 5 posts, 5 likes
- Lilly: 3 posts, 5 likes
- sam: 3 posts, 3 likes
- Don: 2 posts, 4 likes
- Moin: 1 post, 3 likes
- ToddZ: 1 post, 2 likes
- fokx: 1 post, 1 like
- martin: 1 post, 1 like
- jahan_gagan: 1 post, 1 like
Interesting Topics
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Andrew_Rowe explored removing the Categories and Tags buttons to declutter the UI, weighing built-in settings against CSS tweaks like
.category-breadcrumb { display: none }(see post #1, post #2 and post #4). -
hipp0 requested guidance on lowering the header icons into the main outlet area to utilize the unused space effectively (see post #1).
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hipp0 asked how to swap the sidebar’s filtered search with the main welcome search bar to prioritize group/tag filtering over general text search (see post #1).
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The Rewind feature faced two setbacks: a 502 error for highly active users due to Unicorn timeouts and mis-matched avatars/usernames when viewing others’ rewinds (see post #1 & post #4).
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zogstrip committed a fix so that undeleting replies now correctly bumps the topic date, resolving the discrepancy (see post #5).
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Moin highlighted the contrast issues when white text overlays category banners, and the visuals improved with updated color checks (see post #6).
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The Log anonymizer setting now replaces sensitive fields entirely to prevent username leaks, thanks to zogstrip’s safe approach (see post #2).
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zogstrip centralized logging in the Discourse Automation plugin to address failures when titles contain two emoji, standardizing prefixes for easier search (see post #6).
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New users posting too quickly trigger a review process, a normal safeguard; initial troubleshooting pointed at email settings rather than JS or network errors (see post #2).
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Andrew_Rowe and Lilly both experienced a silent failure where the Category calendar stopped displaying events, hinting at a rendering bug in the calendar-and-event plugin (see post #2).
#Site Management
- fokx explored NSFW detection workflows and proposed pre-submission LLM scanning to reduce visible risk before moderation delays (moderation automation ai) read more.
Theme component
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Lilly’s Fireworks Component received a refactor and PR to move to a cleaner codebase, improving maintenance and testability (see PR #4).
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mortem shared a repo for the Christmas Decoration component to fix positioning issues across devices (see repo).
- sam separated the Discourse Math JavaScript into a dedicated gem, slimming the core and streamlining updates (see math bundle).
- Community admins in China demoed the 百度统计 plugin for Baidu analytics integration (see post #1) and others updated a Shamsi (Jalali) date converter script for Persian locales (see post #12).
Activity by the @team Group
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zogstrip addressed the Undeleting replies bump-date mismatch (Bug) details, safely anonymized Log anonymizer fields (Bug anonymization) update, centralized logging for emoji-titled emails (Bug automation) PR, corrected Rewind avatar display (Bug rewind) fix, and clarified the new post review flow for rapid posters (Bug review-queue) see.
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sam weighed in on the Rewind timeout discussion (Bug rewind) insight and propelled the Discourse Math plugin restructure (Plugin math) progress.
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martin offered performance analysis on Rewind 502 errors for highly active users (Bug rewind) analysis.
It was a day of fireworks 
on meta.discourse.org—let’s keep the sparks flying!