# Today on meta.discourse.org...
## Key Stats
- **New posts**: 105
- **New topics**: 9
- **Top users**:
- @Moin: 5 posts, 12 likes
- @nathank: 3 posts, 11 likes
- @nat: 4 posts, 8 likes
- @ばこん: 5 posts, 4 likes
- @jordan.vidrine: 1 post, 4 likes
- @ecki: 6 posts, 4 likes
- @noahl: 1 post, 4 likes
- @manuel: 2 posts, 4 likes
- @Arkshine: 1 post, 4 likes
- @patrickemin: 2 posts, 3 likes
*(Source: [daily stats](https://meta.discourse.org/))*
## Interesting Topics
#Bug
- **Topics where topic voting is enabled are broken for visitors**
@Moin reported that non-logged-in users see a blank page on #topic-voting topics due to a null vote_limit error; jordan.vidrine cherry-picked a fix in GitHub PR [#35974](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/35974) to resolve it. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/388191/1)
- **New Topic Header Button component: Category is not auto-detected**
toad observed that the header button no longer infers the current #category when injected above the topic; moving the button to timeline controls remains a workaround. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/388254/1)
#Feature
- **Staff should be able to override/ignore “AI translation backfill max age days” setting**
jrgong requested a bypass for backfill limits, and @nat highlighted the existing “Translate now” menu item for #content-localization. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/388168/4)
- **Support for tl=[lang] parameters in REST API (for non-anon users)**
@nat confirmed that the #rest-api `tl` parameter currently only applies to anonymous requests, per the server locale config. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/388173/10)
- **Make PDFs open directly (not via download) by default**
@nathank suggested inline #pdf-previews on mobile and desktop for faster reading; @david noted desktop inline view already works and asked about edge cases. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/388190/1)
- **Allow Events only in some Topics**
elRicharde proposed per-category controls for the #calendar-and-event plugin to limit both visibility and creation. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/388283/1)
- **Add admin setting to change default Calendar view (Month/Week/Year)**
@j.jaffeux asked for a new #calendar-and-event site setting to let communities pick their default view. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/387389/8)
- **Translation composer now supports image uploads**
lhkjacky noted missing media support in #content-localization, and keegan confirmed upload functionality is live following commit [8b789c9](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/8b789c9306109610b4c616739815d2af96e9b12b). [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/386829/8)
#Announcements
- **What’s Next for Discourse: Live AMA with Sam & Hawk**
@nathank kicked off questions on Australia/NZ hosting and meetups, @noahl explored AI-driven theme scaffolding and admin assistants, and hel_Sinki asked about smoother “proxy + CDN + S3-compatible” installs. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/387794/18)
#Support
- **Red warnings now (new to me) when updating my site**
@patrickemin saw big red banners about outdated theme components; @Lilly traced them to Arkshine’s #official components and Arkshine shipped updates to both repos. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/388211/1)
- **Ältere Discourse Produktiv-Instanz 1:1 auf Testserver Migrieren**
elRicharde sought steps for a 1:1 clone of a legacy build; chapoi pointed to backup docs and ToddZ shared a droplet-clone approach. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/388222/1)
- **How do I assign a topic via the API**
@sam demonstrated leveraging our AI-bot to generate the correct REST calls for topic assignment. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/388216/2)
- **MaxMind 401 error -- have license key, can’t download**
ToddZ ran into 401s fetching GeoLite2 data; community members traced license and account settings to troubleshoot the #maxmind setup. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/388284/1)
- **Theme component update always installs old version (via rake or manually)**
toad reported an ancient release kept installing until @Moin pointed out the `.discourse-compatibility` pinning file for <3.6 sites. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/388241/1)
#Dev
- **JS No Longer Works for Theme Component**
Turtle’s custom chat CSS selector script broke after an upgrade; the snippet under discussion aims to reapply group and user classes via the #dev API hook. [read more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/388198/1)
## Activity by the @team Group
- @nat clarified AI translation usage limits in [374669/33](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/374669/33), explained the non-anon scope of `tl` in the REST API [388173/10](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/388173/10), and detailed the staff override for backfill age in [388168/4](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/388168/4).
- @jordan.vidrine patched the blank-page topic-voting bug in [388191/4](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/388191/4).
- @supermathie reproduced the incognito visitor error on #topic-voting pages in [388191/2](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/388191/2).
- @j.jaffeux requested the new calendar default-view setting in [387389/8](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/387389/8).
- @kris.kotlarek confirmed the #groups search fix in the admin panel in [387429/7](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/387429/7).
- @martin validated the #onebox YouTube thumbnail fix and shared the cache invalidation command in [387673/14](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/387673/14).
- @lindsey updated the advanced search banner migration docs and script in [379322/5](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/379322/5).
- @Lilly identified the theme components behind upgrade warnings in [388211/2](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/388211/2).
- @manuel confirmed the AI helper hide fix for Android tablets in [349719/17](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/349719/17).
- @tobiaseigen organized review-queue clarifications, moving support topics and guiding users in [387493/7](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/387493/7), [387319/3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/387319/3), [387403/3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/387403/3), [387431/2](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/387431/2), [387434/5](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/387434/5), [388309/2](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/388309/2), [387612/2](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/387612/2), and [387452/8](https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/387452/8).
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After this whirlwind of bug fixes, feature proposals, and deep dives, our coffee mugs might need a reboot—see you tomorrow for more Meta magic!