sam announced exciting new AI Web Artifacts functionality, with maiki demonstrating creative examples including a Sheikah Slate Compendium and Magic Web Artifact finder. Users reported some initial iPad compatibility issues which are being addressed.
A significant issue with AI embeddings costs was reported by Don, where token usage unexpectedly increased to ~24 million per day. Roman_Rizzi identified and fixed a bug in the backfill code.
pfaffman encountered issues with Google auth across multiple sites, though the problem resolved itself after subsequent upgrades.
hellekin proposed adding a “Regular mode” for admins to allow administrators to browse sites as normal users, helping them better understand the user experience.
There’s ongoing discussion about AI gists and short summaries on topic lists, with Saif noting they’re currently only available on Meta and select sites.
A discussion about encouraging new user participation sparked debate around CTAs and registration prompts, with Jagster arguing against aggressive pop-ups and Ed_S analyzing different participation barriers.
A discussion about Redis and Postgres data consumption explored solutions for managing growing disk usage, with Ed_S providing guidance on monitoring Redis memory usage.
Discussion around improving call-to-action elements for new users with HAWK providing detailed insights about mobile vs desktop experiences and customization options.
rishabh shared updates about the iOS DiscourseHub app, highlighting new features including the Discover tab with 500+ communities and improved UX for adding new sites.
Moin discovered an edit conflict indicator bug appearing when invisible tags are present. zogstrip acknowledged the issue and confirmed a fix is in progress.
saquetim announced important upcoming post menu changes and provided guidance on how theme/plugin developers should prepare for the transition from widgets to Glimmer components.
SeanDrownedinSound raised an important question about UK’s new OfCom rules and their implications for Discourse communities. HAWK confirmed that Discourse is prepared with tools to help communities comply with the Online Safety Act.
Elena sought help with category page styling, specifically about implementing the “boxes with subcategories” layout. Lilly provided guidance on configuring the correct site settings.
Steve_John reported an OAuth authentication issue where users encounter timeout errors. nat suggested disabling the oauth2_debug_auth setting as a potential solution.
Don requested an improvement to the Topic AI Summary box, suggesting it should close when clicking outside. awesomerobot is considering adding this functionality.
hugh announced that color schemes are now being renamed to color palettes across Discourse’s interface to improve terminology consistency. While functionality remains the same, documentation will be gradually updated to reflect this change.
A discussion arose about moderator application processes, where it was clarified that admins should proactively select moderators based on their contributions and trustworthiness rather than accepting applications.
Don shared experiences with testing new AI models in Discourse, particularly focusing on grok-2-1212 for topic summaries and Gemini Flash 2 for AI bot functionality.
A user reported issues with Google Search Console throwing errors related to crawler configurations, which led to a detailed discussion about proper crawler settings.
Assma raised questions about Discourse High Availability, seeking recommendations for load balancing, PostgreSQL replication, and Redis configuration in containerized environments.
Saif shared details about Discourse 3.4.0.beta3, introducing new features including updates checking on What’s New page, filtering by user in review queue, and threading in Chat DMs.
Saif also announced Discourse 3.3.3, a security and maintenance release addressing multiple CVE vulnerabilities.
sam introduced AI-powered spam detection as a new feature in Discourse AI, offering improved control over spam scanning.
david detailed upcoming changes to topic-list implementation, moving from raw handlebars to Glimmer components, with important implications for theme and plugin developers.
