Turtle sought guidance on implementing category moderation and received detailed instructions from Moin about configuring moderator permissions and customizing shield icons
A user seeking guidance on migrating from Flarum to Discourse with 2k+ replies and 200 discussions received detailed assistance from NateDhaliwal, including references to import scripts and documentation.
Discussion continues about implementing hard caps on AI usage for user groups, with sam clarifying that quotas are applied per user rather than shared between group members.
The team is working on improving site settings keyword entries for better multi-lingual functionality, with pento announcing plans to explore new approaches.
petr0 raised important moderation concerns about handling spam, particularly with spammers exploiting post editing and solution marking features. Heliosurge provided several suggestions including trust level adjustments and category permissions.
Moin discovered an incorrect user count in the modal for applying settings changes to existing users, showing significantly more users than actually exist.
A user encountered issues while rebuilding their Discourse installation, with Redis port conflicts and SSL connection errors. pfaffman and Heliosurge provided troubleshooting assistance.
nat published comprehensive guidance on handling spam attacks, including immediate actions for site owners and details about upcoming improvements to spam detection and moderation tools.
A user reported issues with excessive email notifications in their self-hosted instance, with pfaffman and others suggesting solutions around notification settings and daily email limits.
RGJ’s plugin outlet locations theme component is being deprecated in favor of the new core developer toolbar. david suggested updating the component with a deprecation message.
sandra.mccollum discovered that the “My Posts” menu option was missing from the left panel after recent updates. Moin provided a workaround by adding a trailing slash to the URL, while mcwumbly explained this was part of intentional changes to support multiple drafts.
Moin suggested hiding the bookmark button from the post menu on hidden posts, similar to how the ‘like’ button is handled, to improve user experience.
A discussion arose about why Discourse enables digest emails for all users by default, with thoka explaining that digests naturally stop after a period of inactivity and support community engagement.
A discussion about hiding the “Seen” column gained traction, with CocoQuark providing a JavaScript solution to hide last seen information on user profiles.
joffreyjaffeux introduced Discourse Rewind 2024, an experimental feature showing personalized year-in-review statistics for users. The feature received positive feedback for its art style and engagement metrics.
A discussion about using AI to format code blocks was initiated by merefield, with sam suggesting potential automated solutions and AI helper features for trusted users.
nephele proposed new spam prevention measures for handling deceptive link posting by new users, with several configuration suggestions from the community.
nat provided updates on the automatic translation feature, indicating upcoming experimental features in the discourse-translator plugin and discussing future search capabilities.
shannon1024 reported a critical issue with the AI plugin causing all posts to become unreadable in the latest Discourse version. The problem was resolved by disabling AI embeddings.
An interesting debate arose about data center location importance for hosting Discourse, with Jagster questioning the necessity of regional server placement.
cmahns sought guidance on adjusting Trust Level 0 settings to manage disruptive users, leading to a discussion about rate limiting and trust level progression.
Siraj_Moideen reported that their Redis memory issue appears to be related to a chat plugin bug, requesting investigation into the underlying cause.
bekircem encountered issues with DM visibility where some direct messages weren’t appearing in notifications or inboxes, even after testing with default themes.
RGJ suggested improving the location of the “Hide my public profile” option, recommending it be moved to either the Security or Profile tab for better user experience.
mwaniki announced the PostgreSQL 15 update for Docker installations, providing detailed upgrade instructions and troubleshooting guidance for database migrations.
An interesting discussion emerged about forking Twemoji due to its stagnant development, with sam and Falco exploring alternatives like Noto Emoji for better emoji support.
techAPJ shared that Adobe Analytics integration is now available through a core site setting, making it easier to implement analytics tracking.
A detailed guide on configuring Cloudflare R2 for Discourse communities was shared by shannon1024, though with important caveats about backup storage limitations.
lindsey announced an exciting new feature: Multiple drafts support is now available in Discourse, allowing users to work on multiple topics and replies simultaneously.
