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Key Stats
- New posts: 72
- New topics: 30
- Total likes in new posts: 78
Top Users by Activity and Likes
| User | Posts | Likes Received |
|---|---|---|
| Don | 2 | 14 |
| Moin | 5 | 11 |
| One1 | 6 | 5 |
| 0cjs | 4 | 5 |
| NateDhaliwal | 3 | 5 |
| Zenova | 1 | 5 |
| Darkpixlz | 6 | 3 |
| Davidb | 3 | 3 |
| Nat | 2 | 3 |
| Asa | 1 | 3 |
Interesting Topics
#Theme component
- Don released a new theme component that relocates the language selector from the header to the sidebar footer. NateDhaliwal appreciated the effort, and Asa wondered if it could work for guests. Don updated the logic: logged-in users and guests now see the selector in the sidebar, but if the sidebar is hidden (e.g., on login screens), it gracefully moves back to the header. A clever solution to a common UI clutter issue. read more
#Feature
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0cjs reignited a long-standing discussion about emoticon-to-emoji conversion, arguing it should be a user preference rather than a site-wide setting. Darkpixlz agreed, and Moin raised technical challenges with quoting and wiki edits. Mcwumbly noted the complexity but encouraged suggestions for high-value, low-complexity changes. read more
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One1 requested a better UI for non-admin users to access shared DataExplorer reports. Nat suggested adding a user menu option, while Moin proposed a sidebar link that appears only when reports are shared with the user’s groups. The discussion points to a growing need for group-scoped sidebar items. read more
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Markschmucker revisited a request to let custom sidebar links open in the same tab, and shared a custom JavaScript workaround for sites that want seamless navigation with an external main site. read more
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Nat announced that the ability to limit topic translation to specific categories has been merged. A short video demonstrates the new per-category control — a welcome refinement for multilingual communities. read more
bug
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Per1234 confirmed that the long-standing bug of “Disabled Uncategorized shows in category dropdowns” is resolved by the Remove and replace Uncategorized category feature, but noted that the fix requires the old Uncategorized category to be enabled first — a transitional step that may confuse some admins. read more
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Davidb contributed a fix for the issue where the likes pop-up stays on screen after clicking an avatar. The PR was merged, and users report the problem is now gone. read more
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Luna_Mora reported a critical bug: when a chat message containing an uploaded image is flagged, the image is never shown in the review queue. This is especially dangerous for DMs where moderators cannot view the image without impersonation. The issue stems from the review queue handler not including uploads in the cooked snapshot. read more
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Dorina identified a silent translation truncation bug in the AI-powered content localization. When JSON stream parsing breaks (e.g., near special characters), the system saves a partially translated post with no error log. Denis_Kovalenko added that similar corruption (escape sequences left unparsed) occurs with GPT-5.1. The team is encouraged to add validation and logging. read more
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Ethsim2 reported that the iOS Markdown composer freezes when attempting a second text selection. Tannerabread identified a recent WebKit mitigation as the likely cause and will investigate on Monday. read more
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Klappradla uncovered and fixed a race condition in the shared-edits plugin where concurrent edits could be silently dropped or mangled. The fix ensures diffing is done against the actual DOM state. read more
General
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Zenova started a friendly discussion asking the community: “What’s one Discourse feature you didn’t appreciate until you used it?” A great thread for newcomers and veterans alike. read more
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Zoo posed a broader question: “Curious to Hear Your Best Discourse Lesson So Far” – a perfect icebreaker for the community to share wisdom. read more
#Self-hosting
- Azhdrake struggled with a 25GB server running out of disk space when updating Discourse. Darkpixlz and Pfaffman walked through diagnostics, eventually pointing to Docker overlay filesystems and recommending
./launcher cleanup. The thread is a cautionary tale for minimal-footprint installations. read more
#Announcements
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J127 reported that enabling Discourse Reactions by default broke his custom like icon. The theme component showed a heart on the left side, and changing the default reaction failed with an error. The team acknowledged the issue and compatibility concerns. read more
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Davidb clarified that the “Simpler email subject lines” upcoming change will not become permanent; toggling it off will be respected. A messaging fix is underway. read more
Activity by the Team Group
Team members were active across many discussions, providing fixes, guidance, and feature improvements:
- Don released the Move Language Selector to Sidebar Footer theme component and quickly updated it to support guests, showing responsive engineering.
- Moin contributed deep technical analysis on the emoji conversion feature request, explaining quoting and wiki editing challenges (post 3), and suggested a sidebar link for DataExplorer reports (post 5). He also noted a possible side effect of the small post actions change on Meta (post 4).
- Nat proposed adding a user menu option for DataExplorer reports (post 3) and merged category-based translation restrictions (post 12).
- J.Jaffeux confirmed that a user search trigger and modal workflow now enable custom search result messages – the solution for a Chinese-language feature request (post 4).
- Davidb fixed the likes pop-up staying on click (PR merged) and corrected the messaging for email subject line changes (post 17).
- Chapoi commented on auto-grid improvements, favoring a manual setting over auto-smart detection for image grids with fewer than three images (post 7).
- Tannerabread acknowledged the iOS composer freeze bug and will investigate on Monday (post 4).
- Pfaffman provided self-hosting support: recommended
./launcher cleanupfor disk space issues (post 12) and advised on plugin installation without third-party hosts (post 34).
Yesterday, users helped each other move language selectors, debate emoji conversion, and chase down disk space gremlins — all before breakfast!
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