Today on meta.discourse.org…
Key Stats
- New posts: 153
- New topics: 20
Top users:
- Lilly (16 likes, 7 posts)
- pearsonified (13 likes, 3 posts)
- JammyDodger (9 likes, 8 posts)
- Don (8 likes, 2 posts)
- sam (8 likes, 1 post)
Interesting Topics
- pearsonified introduced a new design tool for customizing Discourse based on Golden Ratio Typography. The tool aims to simplify font and spacing adjustments across the platform. Falco expressed interest in how it integrates with existing font systems.
- Don shared the Compose Center theme component, which adds a new compose modal to Discourse. Lilly praised the component and its pop-up design.
- The community celebrated Discourse’s 10th anniversary, with users sharing their experiences and congratulations. alefattorini mentioned being a Discourse fan since 2014.
- seanblue reported an issue with poll previews showing bullet points before options. Lilly confirmed the bug occurs in the previewer but not in the final post.
- The 3.4.0.beta1 release was announced, introducing “Hot” to default top menu items, a new feature indicator, and the ability for polls to show absolute numbers. sam highlighted a new “Proofread Text” option in the composer.
- Falco suggested using GPT-4o mini for improved multilingual AI summaries in response to StefanoCecere’s query about language support.
- Rick_Jing asked about adding custom sections to the sidebar. Jagster and Lilly provided guidance on creating and managing custom sidebar sections.
- Lhc_fl introduced a new theme component for review with reason, which requires moderators to provide a reason when reviewing content.
- Multiple users reported issues with PostgreSQL getting stuck during rebuilding. Mycobee shared a workaround by checking out an earlier commit.
- nolo pointed out a jumpy logo transition on meta and discussed the small logo’s utility in desktop view. Moin suggested using a full-width theme as a potential solution.
- wisedesk inquired about hiding specific pages like About, FAQ, TOS, and Privacy Policy. keegan explained the evolution from hamburger menu to sidebar UI.
- nat addressed a bug in the consolidated pageviews tooltip showing “[object Object]” and provided a fix.
- The community discussed understanding Discourse trust levels, with HAWK clarifying the requirements for reaching trust level 1.
- Overgrow sought help on listing users with a specific email domain. Lilly provided multiple solutions, including using the admin panel and data explorer queries.
plugin official experimental doc-categories
- Users discussed the compatibility of the Discourse Doc Categories plugin with Discourse 3.3. RGJ pointed out an incompatibility issue, which was later addressed.
Activity by the @team Group
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Lilly was particularly active, providing support on various topics including custom sidebar sections, listing users by email domain, and confirming a poll preview bug.
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JammyDodger offered assistance on multiple topics, including data explorer queries for date differences and clarifying plugin availability on different hosting plans.
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sam shared an update on the new Proofread Text feature in Discourse AI, accessible through the composer gear menu.
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Falco suggested using GPT-4o mini for improved multilingual AI summaries in the Discourse AI plugin.
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Lhc_fl introduced a new theme component for review with reason, receiving praise from Lilly.
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nat addressed a bug in the consolidated pageviews tooltip and provided a fix.
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HAWK clarified the requirements for reaching trust level 1 in response to a user’s question.
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keegan explained the evolution of Discourse UI from hamburger menu to sidebar in response to a query about hiding specific pages.
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supermathie provided guidance on generating login links for DiscourseConnect users.
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blake investigated issues with Stripe integration and user group assignments in the subscriptions plugin.
Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow! 