Today on meta.discourse.org…
Key Stats
- New posts: 61 (Latest)
- New topics: 13 (Latest Topics)
Top users:
- hipp0: 15 posts, 6 likes
- Andrew_Rowe: 7 posts, 5 likes
- Lilly: 4 posts, 9 likes
- Moin: 4 posts, 5 likes
- NateDhaliwal: 6 posts, 4 likes
- ToddZ: 3 posts, 4 likes
- ondrej: 1 post, 5 likes
- Heliosurge: 2 posts, 3 likes
- mcwumbly: 2 posts, 3 likes
- Canapin: 2 posts, 3 likes
Top @team users:
- mcwumbly: 2 posts, 3 likes
Interesting Topics
Feature
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A way to monitor user-uploaded files
: Canapin showcased a proof-of-concept theme component adding an admin/uploadsroute for thumbnail browsing, infinite scroll, and filters by user/date (repo, demo). Andrew_Rowe highlighted storage impacts and linked to a file optimization discussion. read more -
Search all CSS and CSS drop down selector: hipp0 requested the ability to search within custom CSS components (issue), prompting ToddZ to demo a component filter UI and share a CSS sample for faster code discovery. read more
Dev
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Render a post above the discovery-list-container-top Outlet: Andrew_Rowe shared a JS snippet from Ask Discourse to render first posts via the discovery outlet (snippet), NateDhaliwal corrected the loop and template scoping (fix), and merefield advised migrating to GitHub for proper .gjs file handling. full discussion
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Installing theme CLI and creating a theme: Andrew_Rowe encountered a
Psych:Moduleerror when runningdiscourse_theme scaffoldin v2.1.6, traced tosafe_dumpvssafe_loadmismatch (error log). read more
Support
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View of all categories is blocked for anonymous viewers: hipp0 reported missing category list when logged out with screenshots (report), and Lilly recommended testing in safe mode for theme conflicts. read more
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AI integration for moderation: Samantha_Ramirez inquired about built-in AI moderation, and ondrej pointed to the Discourse AI plugin, AI triage and spam detection. discussion
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Removing edit history pencil icon: Heliosurge moved edit-history permissions to staff after user incidents (details), and ToddZ shared an approach for admin edits without the icon (method). read more
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I am not able to disable flair or user titles on mobile: hipp0’s mobile CSS snippet failed to hide flairs (snippet), Lilly suggested moving to common CSS (solution), and further discussion centered on correct selectors. see thread
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Whats the max number of participants that will get displayed on a topic?: hipp0 asked about avatar count in topic lists (screenshot), NateDhaliwal pointed to the component logic, and Moin clarified up to 5 featured users. full discussion
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Bulk Ownership Change of First Posts by Tag – Script Review and Suggestions: Ethsim2 sought a Rails console script to reassign system-owned event topics tagged “ethan” to a user, sparking a review of Administrative Bulk Operations best practices. read more
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Pinned topic summary is using first-line link text instead of body text: Brandon007 noticed link text bleed in pinned summaries on Latest, affecting readability. issue
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There is a bug when you lock topics: hipp0 reported duplicate lock icons on reopen in a single thread. screenshots
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List of categories not showing in “Display categories” control: davidb-landseed couldn’t filter categories in the Kanban board settings component. read more
Plugin
- Always-Anonymous Categories Plugin: asc asked whether mods/staff can override anonymous moderation or whispers in always-anon categories, noting current plugin limitations. discussion
Bug
- Last visit red line not moving on meta: kiefferr piggybacked on concerns about the “last_seen_at” definition and background refreshes, suggesting a user preference to turn off the Last Visit line. read more
Activity by the @team Group
- mcwumbly chimed in on the file monitoring concept in A way to monitor user-uploaded files
- mcwumbly clarified bumping guidelines in Returning bumping after editing last post
It’s been a day of uploads, fixes, and clever hacks—time to grab a snack and recharge for more meta adventures!