Daily Summary (5am UTC)

[Discourse]

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

• New Posts: 126
• New Topics: 15
• Top Contributors:
  • Moin (28 likes, 11 posts)
  • david (11 likes, 3 posts)
  • CocoQuark (10 likes, 12 posts)
  • sam (6 likes, 12 posts)
  • NateDhaliwal (6 likes, 4 posts)

Interesting Topics

Feature

• A discussion about adding Condorcet Voting to Discourse Polls gained new interest, with suggestions to adopt Debian’s tested version of the voting system. merefield noted they had already contributed Ranked Choice voting as an alternative read more

Support

• radu encountered issues with font family settings not working, which was resolved by adjusting the force_https setting in the rails console

• Sean_Li inquired about sending automated Admin Dashboard information via email, with suggestions to use Data Explorer and the automation plugin

• A discussion about stopping older topics from resurfacing explored options for controlling how topics appear in feeds based on recent activity

UX

• nobrowser raised questions about the Shift + U keyboard shortcut functionality, leading to clarification about topic unread status behavior

• An issue was reported regarding wrong text color when hovering buttons on the 404 page, with chapoi investigating the root cause

Bug

• Overgrow reported an issue where users couldn’t change ai_embeddings_model in Admin settings, which was fixed in a recent update

#Hosting

• A discussion about Docker Rate Limit Error on Launcher Rebuild highlighted common issues with Docker pull limits

#Translations

• Updates to German translations were discussed in the Fehler in der Deutschen Übersetzung thread, with tobiaseigen and Moin collaborating on improvements

Activity by the @team Group

david provided detailed explanations about new privacy features for admin access to topics and PMs, including information about a new site setting to suppress content visibility.

sam made several contributions:

• Responded to questions about Discourse AI features and data privacy
• Announced the deprecation of Discourse Encrypt across multiple topics
• Provided updates on AI implementation details

HAWK moderated discussions and closed a contentious topic about activity summary subscriptions.

chapoi:

• Addressed issues with mobile reply button sizing
• Investigated UI problems on the registration page
• Looked into button styling on 404 pages

tobiaseigen discussed potential improvements to mini-profiler documentation and accessibility.

pmusaraj provided updates about iOS CSS loading issues.

Falco investigated PWA badge updating behavior on Android devices.

Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow!

[Discourse]

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

• New Posts: 76
• New Topics: 10

Top Contributors:

• Ed_S: 8 posts, 7 likes
• RGJ: 1 post, 7 likes
• CocoQuark: 5 posts, 7 likes
• LotusJeff: 4 posts, 7 likes
• ale-re: 2 posts, 6 likes

Interesting Topics

Support

• ale-re reported issues with password reset request flooding on their instance, which was resolved by enabling login required setting.

• Multiple users encountered Docker rate limit errors during launcher rebuilds, with md-misko discovering it was related to IPv6 on DigitalOcean droplets.

• MarcP asked about adding target=“_blank” in global notices, seeking to have external links open in new tabs.

• willie inquired about adding custom links to the sidebar, with Jagster providing a solution using the /my/preferences/profile format.

Bug

• Turtle reported a potential New User of the Month calculation issue, leading to discussion about how likes are weighted and counted.

Theme component

• NateDhaliwal released a new theme component for unstarring all badges with a preview available on theme-creator.io.

Feature

• Discussion continued on removing /about stats & public data, with MihirR noting that site statistics remain accessible via JSON endpoint.

Installation

• Users discussed supported PostgreSQL versions, with a solution provided for fixing scheduled backup failures through PostgreSQL client updates.

Dev

• katruki sought guidance on moving avatar_template inside topic body, similar to Unreal Engine forums implementation.

#Self-Hosting

• denvergeeks encountered issues with Mail-Receiver configuration, specifically around case-sensitive naming conventions.

Activity by the @team Group

• jordan-vidrine was active in multiple discussions:

  • Acknowledged and provided a fix for reply count visibility issues in themes
  • Committed to updating how “0 going” displays in standalone events

• tobiaseigen engaged with users regarding password reset request flooding, investigating the unusual pattern of requests.

Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow!

[Discourse]

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

• New Posts: 63
• New Topics: 6

Top Contributors:

• BrianC: 1 post, 9 likes
• Moin: 2 posts, 8 likes
• CocoQuark: 6 posts, 6 likes
• RGJ: 2 posts, 6 likes
• thoka: 2 posts, 3 likes
• Turtle: 4 posts, 3 likes
• pfaffman: 1 post, 3 likes
• MihirR: 6 posts, 2 likes
• Ed_S: 1 post, 2 likes
• wenqin: 7 posts, 2 likes

Interesting Topics

Support

• A detailed discussion about the New User of the Month algorithm emerged, with RGJ suggesting mathematical improvements to the scoring system using SQRT and LN functions to better balance post quantity versus quality. Ed_S proposed considering distinct liking accounts to prevent voting rings.

• wenqin reported color changes after a forum update, particularly noting differences in like button colors between devices. elmuerte identified this as stemming from recent changes to the discourse-simple-theme.

• huynhthai824 encountered issues with adding the Uncategorized category to the navigation sidebar. CocoQuark confirmed this limitation exists on meta as well, suggesting it might be intentional.

• sandra.mccollum reported receiving container configuration messages upon SSH login, with repeated prompts about app.yml already existing.

Bug

• bob_the_tomato encountered web errors when posting links on a specific forum instance, with CocoQuark suggesting it might be instance-specific rather than a general Discourse issue.

Praise

• BrianC shared heartfelt holiday wishes for 2025, expressing appreciation for both the Discourse product and community.

UX

• gassim explored the possibility of implementing third-level subcategories, with Moin pointing out this can be enabled via the hidden site setting max_category_nesting.

#Hosting

• Discussion continued in the recommended hosting providers thread about SMTP port configurations, with pfaffman confirming port 2525 is suitable for use.

Plugin

• In the Discourse Chatbot thread, Sidi_Codet inquired about supporting additional AI models beyond OpenAI, with merefield explaining the focus on OpenAI helps manage complexity.

Activity by the @team Group

• tobiaseigen participated in the discussion about uncategorized topics in navigation, inquiring about the ‘allow uncategorized topics’ setting.

• joffreyjaffeux briefly responded in a thread about HTTP 403 errors acknowledging a user’s investigation.

Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow!