Today on meta.discourse.org…
Key Stats
- New Posts: 85
- New Topics: 14
Top Contributors:
- sam: 4 posts, 20 likes
- Don: 4 posts, 11 likes
- pfaffman: 7 posts, 8 likes
- tobiaseigen: 3 posts, 5 likes
- Jagster: 8 posts, 5 likes
Interesting Topics
- sam announced a new AI-powered spam detection module in Discourse, featuring improved control and customization options compared to Akismet. The system is designed to efficiently identify and flag spam posts with minimal configuration.
- A new Pull to Refresh feature for iOS was demonstrated by Don, showing smooth integration with native scrolling behavior.
Theme Component
- Don released a new Pull to Refresh component for iOS App, which works seamlessly with both the PWA and DiscourseHub.
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Discussion about moving the hamburger menu icon to match mobile location, with HAWK suggesting a CSS-based solution.
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A minor visual issue was reported regarding text shifting in share link copy confirmation.
- Bas proposed streamlining the invite process by removing the intermediate popup step when creating invites.
#Site Management
- Comprehensive guide on configuring AI-powered spam detection was published, detailing setup process and classification logic.
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alehandrof inquired about a direct URL for the “email me a login link” feature.
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Discussion about RSS feed management and mysterious disappearances of feeds.
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New issue reported regarding Events showing 0 going for standalone events.
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Investigation into ActivityPub linked actors with angus working on a solution.
- Troubleshooting thread about Discourse installation timing out on GCP’s Compute Engine.
- Discussion about automatically re-categorizing imported forum topics using keywords in titles.
#Translations
- Conversation about translation update frequency and possibility of self-hosted translations.
Activity by the @team Group
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sam introduced new AI-powered spam detection and provided detailed configuration documentation.
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HAWK contributed to discussion about hamburger menu placement, offering a practical CSS solution.
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tobiaseigen provided clarification about invite system updates and discussed potential improvements to the QR code sharing component.
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Bas proposed UX improvements for the invite creation process.
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jancernik confirmed a fix for signup error messages.
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awesomerobot shared a fix for the share link copy confirmation issue.
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joffreyjaffeux acknowledged an issue with local dates in calendar.
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Lilly helped troubleshoot a thread window expansion issue.
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supermathie assisted with calendar event timezone investigations.
Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow! 