pfaffman released a new Classic About Statistics component that restores the legacy statistics display, receiving positive feedback from the community for preserving useful functionality
Multiple users reported issues with S3 backups failing after a recent update. martin provided a fix that addresses the problem when S3 is used for backups but not uploads
A topic deletion error was reported related to AI plugin integration, with Falco investigating the underlying cause
Discussion continued about recent changes to the signup form, with chapoi explaining the pivot to only marking optional fields and removing redundant instructions
Questions arose about search functionality differences between Discourse’s native search and Google search, prompting discussion about search capabilities and documentation.
francis_exalate raised a question about search functionality differences between Discourse’s built-in search and Google site search, leading to a discussion about stop words and search behavior.
hhf.technology sought help with Discord embedding issues where links weren’t showing proper previews. After troubleshooting with Moin and merefield, it was determined to be related to Cloudflare WAF settings.
Don encountered an issue where the keyboard covers input fields on mobile devices, suggesting potential improvements using virtual keyboard properties.
A bug was reported where Related topics are not appearing at the bottom when scrolling longer topics on mobile. sam confirmed this is reproducible and will be fixed within 4 weeks.
Users noticed that Related topics are missing after rereading topics with more than 20 posts. sam identified the specific issue in the discourse-ai codebase.
A discussion emerged about rules regarding responses to old posts, with consensus supporting the practice of adding value to existing topics regardless of age.
Firsh sparked an interesting discussion about language correction in forum posts, where Bas and others shared insights about balancing community standards with user-friendly moderation.
Laura.C asked about disabling replies to Discobot, with dax providing two solutions: either disabling the bot entirely or changing its welcome message type to prevent replies.
Zomb encountered issues with iPhone video uploads and successfully resolved them by adjusting both admin panel and nginx upload size settings.
Users discussed pie poll readability issues on desktop, which was eventually determined to be related to a Flatpak Brave browser specific issue rather than a core Discourse problem.
Don proposed an interesting enhancement to chat threads functionality, suggesting treating threads like topics and chat channels like categories to better organize conversations.
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An interesting discussion emerged about cost-effective SMTP solutions, highlighting a one-time fee option for different email volume tiers.
A thoughtful debate unfolded about language correction in forum posts, with various perspectives on maintaining user voice versus ensuring clarity and searchability.
Don released a new Be the first to reply component that displays a ghost icon encouraging users to start discussions. The component received positive feedback and quick fixes for compatibility issues with older Discourse versions.
A discussion about configuring email notifications for topic replies and @mentions was started, with thoka explaining the default functionality and Lilly providing detailed configuration instructions.
chapoi proposed a chat avatar size increase from 22px to 28px in the sidebar, sparking a design discussion with sam about maintaining consistent sizing.
Lilly was particularly active, helping users with email customization, category display settings, and providing multiple solution suggestions across various support topics.
ted announced an important change regarding email normalization being enabled by default to combat spam signups using plus addressing. This change aims to prevent multiple accounts from being created with variations of the same email address.
ecki explored options for separating TOS from FAQ pages, with Moin providing guidance on using the company name setting to generate standalone TOS pages.
Mihir.R proposed an interesting Sketch-to-Post feature inspired by Excalidraw, allowing users to create handwritten notes or sketches directly in posts.
sid321 asked about editing theme design, receiving comprehensive guidance from Arkshine about using theme components and available customization options.
BrianC reported mobile interface issues with the AI Bot - New Question Modal, which Don addressed by adding new settings for controlling quick links on desktop/mobile views.
Users are loving the new AI Usage page, with sam noting they’re behind on documentation. The discussion included clarification on the difference between summarize and gist features.
sam introduced AI Web Artifacts, a powerful new feature allowing users to create and share interactive web components directly in posts. This integrates seamlessly with Discourse AI to enable dynamic visualizations and interactive elements.
Moin reported an issue with user avatar hovering where titles are displayed instead of usernames on the about page. awesomerobot identified this as a potential conflict between HTML title attributes and user titles.
Jagster initiated a discussion about search functionality regarding different writing forms and synonyms, highlighting challenges with international language support.
