Daily Summary (9pm UTC)

In “New header dropdown / notification menu styles”, keegan floated several nav styling ideas—suggesting mimicking our horizontal-overflow-nav design and dimming read notifications—while sam weighed in on circle positions, nav placement, and highlight psychology. read more
“Some topics in Mobile view lead to slidespace (white space on the right)” saw Rafael_Goncalves report unwanted horizontal scrolling on mobile, and Moin confirmed the recent #369637 fix removes that issue. read more
The “Chat: inconsistent time format for consecutive messages from the same user” thread had sam confirm the UX quirk and Jagster questioning mixed 12/24-hour formats. read more

In “AI Artifact User storage”, sam unveiled AI Artifact storage with an embedded survey artifact, and Falco demoed user-storage functionality via a playable gamepad experiment. read more

“**Full-screen chat as default for collaboration setup”” had nolo request a site-setting or theme hack to land users directly into Chat, and joffreyjaffeux provided an initializer snippet to set discourse_chat_preferred_mode. read more

In “Nomad support”, hnnsly asked about Hashicorp Nomad deployment, and Falco noted their own Nomad-based hosting setup with container images. read more
“UPDATE: Cloudflare outage! – Discourse update to “3.5.0.beta6” failed” saw haydenjames diagnose npmjs.org 503s amid a Cloudflare incident and eisammy share a workaround using --skip-mac-address. read more

In “Published Page CSS Not Showing on Frontend”, chrismalone reported missing theme CSS on published pages, and david identified and merged PR #33179 to restore stylesheet loading. read more
“Super long line in topic causing page to be sidescrolled (a lot!)” had awesomerobot confirm that PR #33175 fixed the overflow. read more
In “I can only quote one word”, Moin pinpointed an Android+Firefox tablet selection bug possibly tied to PR #33143 and joffreyjaffeux is testing a fix internally. read more

“How to unclaim an item that I’ve claimed” saw T_Disco unable to unclaim a flagged post and tobiaseigen walk through the X-button workflow. read more
In “Classes of Headings or Sub-headings?”, stanigator learned Markdown heading levels (#…######) from JammyDodger. read more
“Rss polling frequency” had patrickemin notice jobs running every 4 minutes, and Lilly explain how Sidekiq scheduling overlaps with feed count. read more

“What is the purpose of the compatibility entry in the theme skeleton?” featured Moin questioning the new .discourse-compatibility file and david promising to revert its inclusion. read more
In “How do I add links to site settings into the settings description of my component?”, david pointed to an upcoming PR letting theme authors use %{base_path} in setting descriptions. read more

Community

“May I or can I monetize my forum?” saw Alexaplaydespacito weigh paid tiers via Patreon and Architect suggest supporter levels alongside free membership, linking to the Subscriptions Plugin guide. read more

Activity by the @team Group

sam chimed in on notification circle positioning and nav highlight choices in “New header dropdown / notification menu styles” link.
Falco built and shared an AI Artifact demo for user-storage in “AI Artifact User storage” link.
awesomerobot proposed edge-to-edge menu highlighting and dot/icon unification in “New header dropdown / notification menu styles” link.
joffreyjaffeux supplied an Ember initializer for default full-screen chat mode in “Full-screen chat as default for collaboration setup” link.
david traced missing CSS on published pages to a loader bug and merged PR #33179 in “Published Page CSS Not Showing on Frontend” link.
keegan sketched stylistic nav ideas and dimmed-notification prototypes in “New header dropdown / notification menu styles” link.
jordan-vidrine rolled out the latest nav experiment live on meta in “New header dropdown / notification menu styles” link.
tobiaseigen guided a user through unclaiming review-queue items in “How to unclaim an item that I’ve claimed” link.
Lilly clarified Sidekiq scheduling versus site-setting intervals in “Rss polling frequency” link.
Osama confirmed that the merged PR fixes the FontAwesome Pro plugin issue in “FontAwesome Pro Plugin Not Changing All Default Icons” link.

That’s a wrap—after so much design back-and-forth, it’s clear our notification menus have more twists than a pretzel!

Discourse · June 13, 2025, 9:03pm

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Key Stats

New posts: 141
New topics: 19
Top users:
- david (7 posts, 18 likes) (profile)
- Lilly (6 posts, 14 likes) (profile)
- Moin (9 posts, 14 likes) (profile)
- merefield (8 posts, 11 likes) (profile)
- pfaffman (9 posts, 11 likes) (profile)
- MihirR (9 posts, 9 likes) (profile)
- awesomerobot (4 posts, 8 likes) (profile)
- nolo (3 posts, 7 likes) (profile)
- ondrej (2 posts, 6 likes) (profile)
- RGJ (5 posts, 6 likes) (profile)

Interesting Topics

Support patrickemin encountered a pink banner warning after the latest update, and Lilly identified two unofficial theme components behind the issue in post 2.
Support MihirR explored building a custom filter homepage and awesomerobot suggested adding a “hide duplicates” feature in post 3.
Support Jarjar reported that browser notifications weren’t working, and Moin walked through the enablement confirmation in post 8.
Support Lander0606 attempted to mount uploads to a CIFS share in external storage, and pfaffman explained the correct volumes configuration in post 2.
Support nathank outlined how to trigger a PM when a user is auto‐added to a group in post 2 after the initial request.

UX Southpaw questioned unread indicators in the New header dropdown/notification menu styles, and jordan-vidrine iterated on color and dot treatments in post 50.
UX satonotdead proposed streamlining the notification menu UX, and awesomerobot clarified filter distinctions in post 2.

Dev merefield asked about migrating to .gjs files in When to switch themes/plugins to .gjs, and david confirmed Ember support and codemod tooling in post 2.
Dev david launched a guide for the component-template-resolving deprecation as part of Ember 6 prep after warnings surfaced in post 1 of 369978.
Dev Lilly pointed to the future base-path helper when tackling the component URI question, and shared known workarounds in post 2.
Dev david removed an unused “compatibility” entry from the theme skeleton in post 4 after the original query in post 1.

Feature martin recommended a reliable service‐based approach for full‐screen chat by default instead of direct localStorage hacks from post 1.
Feature Falco merged a PR adding a title‐link share option to the PWA in post 10 and merefield confirmed it’s live in post 12.
Feature ondrej highlighted integration options using the Patreon plugin and Subscriptions plugin in response to May I or can I monetize my forum?.

#Site Management

#Site Management: MachineScholar proposed group‐based privacy for AI artifacts in Web Artifacts, and sam tested access in post 4.

Activity by the @team Group

david authored a detailed deprecation guide in Handling the component-template-resolving deprecation and outlined deprecation context in post 10 of 369978.
Lilly demystified pink banner deprecations in Component template resolving pink banner, clarified logo sizing in post 2 of 370122, and guided base‐URI lookups in post 2 of 370106.
awesomerobot suggested duplicate‐filter behaviour in Creating a custom filter homepage and clarified notification semantics in UX improvements on header dropdown.
Southpaw kicked off unread‐indicator feedback in New header dropdown/notification menu styles.
jordan-vidrine iterated notification menu visuals in post 46 and post 52.
martin improved chat defaults via service hooks in Full-screen chat as default.
kris.kotlarek resolved full-name display edge cases in Disabling “enable names” makes admin act strange.
sam tested AI artifact permissions in Discourse AI - Web Artifacts and validated notification filters in post 2 of 370110.
blake delivered a PR for video thumbnail fixes in PAID Discourse Chat Bug Fixes + Enhancements.
pmusaraj praised chat UI improvements in post 15 of 346074.

Looks like we’re all caught up—with a few pink banners and chat tweaks to boot!

Discourse · June 14, 2025, 9:02pm

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Key Stats

39 new posts in the last 24 hours (view recent posts)
10 new topics started in the last 24 hours (view new topics)
Top users by likes:
- @Lilly (1 post, 6 likes)
- @Alteras (1 post, 3 likes)
- @supermathie (1 post, 3 likes)
- @Moin (2 posts, 3 likes)
- @jordan-vidrine (1 post, 3 likes)
- @ondrej (1 post, 2 likes)
- @MihirR (7 posts, 2 likes)
- @tknospdr (3 posts, 2 likes)
- @satonotdead (3 posts, 2 likes)
- @AquaL1te (1 post, 1 like)
Top team-group contributors:
- @Lilly (1 post, 6 likes)
- @supermathie (1 post, 3 likes)
- @jordan-vidrine (1 post, 3 likes)

Interesting Topics

Bug emoji: supermathie discovered that the Côte d’Ivoire flag emoji 🇨🇮 stopped rendering correctly after a recent commit (see post 3) and pointed out an inconsistency with diacritics, while Lilly noted the :piñata: emoji also broke (view post 4). read more
UX feedback design-experiment: jordan-vidrine unveiled a fresh iteration for the header dropdown and notification menu—cleaner icons and lighter backgrounds—in post 58, and schneeland chimed in on grey-background consistency (see post 59). read more
Support: tknospdr asked how to pinpoint which theme or plugin triggers the Ember deprecation banner:

“One of your themes or plugins needs updating for compatibility with upcoming Discourse core changes.”
Moin directed them to the browser console via post 4 of topic 369978 and they traced the issue to the classic Blog Post Styling component. read more
Dev: In an in-universe role-play request, Ambient.Impact wanted to automatically rewrite post dates for narrative immersion; Alteras suggested a custom generic wrap bbcode plus the decorateCookedElement API to inject fake timestamps on render. read more
Feature moderation: Encounter proposed a green “owner” shield that can’t be demoted, and ondrej confirmed founder immunity via DISCOURSE_DEVELOPER_EMAILS while sharing a guide to customizing staff avatars. read more
Theme component: MihirR released a lightweight JavaScript banner to prompt users to enable browser notifications—no dependencies, two-day intervals, dark/light theme support—available on GitHub. read more
Support: MihirR wondered how to display a leaderboard on mobile; satonotdead pointed to Right Sidebar Blocks and Top Contributors Sidebar, and nolo clarified the difference between top-contributors (likes) and minimal-gamification-leaderboard (cheers). read more
Support: In PWA mode, MihirR asked about re-prompting the notification banner more often (see post 1), then built and closed via the notification-banner theme component. read more
Support: MihirR also inquired about adding external URLs and Google/Facebook sign-ups to the invite redirect page (see post 1), echoing a similar question in topic 368680 post 4. read more
Support ai ai-bot: BrianC attempted to open the AI-Bot conversations page to guests; Jagster cautioned that everyone isn’t a real group and warned about potential costs of a public bot (see post 2). read more
Support sidekiq: Ethsim2 posted a Sidekiq memory warning (see post 1) and asked if ~500 MB RSS is problematic; Jagster replied that fresh installs usually need ~550 MB and that total RAM isn’t directly comparable (see post 2). read more
Support: Yuuki_Mizukami spotted a [zh_CN.solved.solution_summary.other count=undefined] string in their admin view, and Moin suspected a custom theme—inquiry in post 2). read more
Announcements horizon-theme: AquaL1te provided Horizon theme feedback: incompatibility with Topic List Thumbnails, odd styling in tag banners and category banners, plus smaller Reader Mode fonts from the reader-mode repo. read more
Theme component: tknospdr flagged Ember deprecation warnings in the Blog Post Styling theme—specifically for separately resolved templates (deprecation id: component-template-resolving) and the this fallback issue (see discussion). read more
Announcements composer: MihirR asked if the new composer could become the default; NateDhaliwal confirmed it remains experimental and respects each user’s last choice (see post 142). read more

Activity by the @team Group

@Lilly chimed into the Côte d’Ivoire flag emoji issue and noted the broken :piñata: fallback (see post 4).
@supermathie kicked off the emoji bug investigation by highlighting diacritic inconsistencies (see post 3).
@jordan-vidrine shared a polished mockup for the new header dropdown and notification menu in the design-experiment (see post 58).

After a full day of emoji sleuthing, theme tweaks, and shield debates, we’re off to dream of perfectly rendered flags and puppy-approved notifications!

Discourse · June 15, 2025, 9:02pm

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Key Stats

New posts: 89 (report)
New topics: 13 (report)
Top users (last 24 h):
- JammyDodger: 3 posts, 9 likes (activity)
- NateDhaliwal: 9 posts, 8 likes (activity)
- Moin: 4 posts, 7 likes (activity)
- jahan_gagan: 6 posts, 6 likes (activity)
- bloomexperiment: 2 posts, 5 likes (activity)
- merefield: 4 posts, 4 likes (activity)
- joffreyjaffeux: 1 post, 3 likes (activity)
- mrmowji: 7 posts, 3 likes (activity)
- nolo: 1 post, 2 likes (activity)
- AquaL1te: 2 posts, 2 likes (activity)

Interesting Topics
Group by category, each bullet double-spaced and linked inline.

Yesterday ondrej kicked off a discussion on admin shields, proposing enhancements to prevent self-hosted forum owners from being demoted in Update our admins and moderator shields (moderation).
A request to enable Meta SSO on try.discourse.org surfaced in Meta login option on Discourse Try, where darkpixlz suggested adding a Meta login button similar to Theme Creator.

Newcomer Cate_Soule asked how to set the homepage to show categories and latest posts, and JammyDodger resolved it by reordering the top menu in Set the homepage view to Categories + Latest Posts.
mrmowji reported the Timeline button hidden behind the TOC, resolved through scrolling behavior in Hidden Timeline button.
Admins spotted a pink banner warning about plugin updates; Moin showed how to identify the culprit via console in How to identify which theme/component/plugin needs an update?.
nolo asked about adding a leaderboard on the homepage and was pointed to the Homepage Blocks plugin in Leaderboard in homepage.
AI enthusiasts debated conversation starter suggestions on the AI page; Falco clarified in AI conversation starters on the webpage how to customize the three prompt buttons.
A surprise on the About page showed no admins for some sites—jahan_gagan explained the logic in How does a forum have no admins.
Mobile app builders queried App Store approval for a Discourse webview; jahan_gagan and merefield weighed in on native features required in Apple Appstore Approval for Discourse app with webview.
A Chinese installer couldn’t receive admin confirmation emails; NateDhaliwal suggested testing port 2525 in 未收到管理员账户的确认邮件.
Jagster confirmed that anonymous users cannot use the AI bot page for PMs in Allow guest to see AI Bot Page.
Fedora CoreOS adopters hit a symlink error in pups; jahan_gagan recommended removing existing logs before setup in Discourse-setup fails when pups tries to create symbolic link.
A feature proposal by kuaza suggested AI-driven topic creation by replacing the composer with the bot in I want to use the private message initiation page with AI bot to create a new topic.

Marketplace

Community members offered to build custom themes in Any freelancers/contractors to help me setup a Theme, with jahan_gagan and pfaffman volunteering.

Veterans revisited an old thread on email troubleshooting for self-hosting, as pfaffman guided port changes in Troubleshoot email on a new Discourse install.

Activity by the @team Group

joffreyjaffeux dug into emoji history and started a fix for the Côte d’Ivoire flag in Côte d’Ivoire flag emoji not rendering.
Falco clarified permissions for guest AI bot access in Allow guest to see AI Bot Page.

Keep those posts coming—yesterday’s sprint felt like a Discourse decathlon!

Discourse · June 16, 2025, 9:02pm

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Key Stats

Total new posts: 78
Total new topics: 9
Top users: Moin (9 likes, 4 posts), david (8 likes, 4 posts), nathank (7 likes, 3 posts), NateDhaliwal (5 likes, 3 posts), sam (5 likes, 2 posts), rumi.ju (5 likes, 2 posts), MachineScholar (4 likes, 1 post), joffreyjaffeux (3 likes, 1 post), pfaffman (3 likes, 6 posts), kris.kotlarek (3 likes, 1 post)

Interesting Topics

Disabling Markdown & defaulting to Rich Text
rumi.ju wondered how to lock the editor to rich text and hide Markdown in this post and sam confirmed it’s on the roadmap read more
AI conversation starters on the webpage
sam noted there are no immediate plans but proposed a demo theme component to add AI prompts, moving the discussion into Feature details after the original request read more

Mystery of missing admins
Moin highlighted a discrepancy where admins appear in both “Our Admins” and “Moderators” despite default design, sharing a screenshot in this post
Editing trust level text
Encounter asked how to change the labels under #SiteText, and NateDhaliwal explained they’re controlled by groups.default_names.trust_level_* settings solution after the initial query here
Removing fonts in FKB Pro theme
Yuuki_Mizukami sought to strip fonts in a custom theme, and Moin pointed out a theme panel setting to hide the solution block in this reply following the original question read more

Future of .gjs components
david discussed avoiding the Ember resolver ahead of Embroider’s static invokables flag in this analysis and outlined current lookup strategies background
Linking to site settings in component descriptions
david merged a core change to allow links in setting descriptions and updated the homepage feature component in his merge note, then clarified pinning strategy exchange

Plugin

Discourse Doc Categories growth
When an index topic exceeds 50 URLs, only the first 50 fetch previews—mrmowji flagged the issue in posts not rendering and MachineScholar advised adjusting onebox settings more info
ActivityPub plugin federation quirks
patrickemin reported that approved posts by non-admins don’t auto-federate to Mastodon in this scenario and Jagster explained moderation queues prevent federation discussion

Côte d’Ivoire flag emoji fix
joffreyjaffeux linked to a pull request resolving the missing emoji in this comment after the initial report here
enable_names display bug
After the PR merged, kris.kotlarek confirmed the setting now fully hides names and suggested a new Feature topic for more granular control details

Running Discourse alongside Plesk
Ethsim2 asked if Plesk and Discourse can coexist, and tobiaseigen explained that only official install paths are supported but pointed to similar past discussions helpful advice with the original query see question

Chat avatar size removal
Avatars disappeared from the sidebar chat and chapoi confirmed they’re returning after moving from experimental to core in this update following the initial experiment here

Theme component

Category headers update
nathank reported visual misalignment after a recent update to the theme component in this screenshot, prompting a styling review

AI Artifact User storage explained
In an ai-artifacts announcement, chrism broke down what “user storage” means for AI sessions in this clarification after the initial post details

Activity by the @team Group

david merged a new plugin outlet under #CategorySettings in Add plugin outlet to Category Settings → Images tab, enhanced setting‐link support in How do I add links to site settings into the settings description of my component?, and outlined Ember resolver changes in When to switch themes/plugins to .gjs?
sam acknowledged the rich-text default request in How can i set disable Markdown & Default to Rich Text and shared thoughts on AI demos in AI conversation starters on the webpage
kris.kotlarek verified the namesetting bug fix in Disabling “enable names” makes admin act strange
joffreyjaffeux addressed the flag emoji issue in Côte d’Ivoire flag emoji not rendering
tobiaseigen offered trust-level text guidance in Site text editing trust levels, Plesk advice in Can i run Plesk and Discourse separately?, and sidebar section tips in Sub-sections on the sidebar without sub-categories
martin proposed a hasNoPreferredMode getter in Full-screen chat as default for collaboration setup
Falco recommended low-latency AI models in Best models and prompts for testing Discord search and Discoveries
chapoi confirmed chat avatars are returning post-experiment in Chat avatar size increase in sidebar
chrism clarified AI user storage details in AI Artifact User storage

Between flag emoji fixes and AI chat demos, we’ve chased more threads than a puppy chasing its tail—keep those tails wagging until tomorrow!

Discourse · June 17, 2025, 9:02pm

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Key Stats

New posts: 85 — see How to adjust line spacing
New topics: 13 — see Using a placeholder for FontAwesome links in descriptions of settings
Top users: @david (4 posts, 10 likes), @piffy (2 posts, 6 likes), @Moin (7 posts, 5 likes), @keegan (1 post, 3 likes), @yaran (2 posts, 3 likes), @tshenry (2 posts, 3 likes), @ondrej (2 posts, 2 likes), @Falco (2 posts, 2 likes), @Curtis_Rueden (2 posts, 2 likes), @sam (3 posts, 2 likes)

Interesting Topics

A proposal to centralize FontAwesome links using a %{FA_free_link} placeholder was debated to simplify updates and translations in Using a placeholder for FontAwesome links in descriptions of settings
The absence of an icon type validator for SiteSettings—needed for SVG defaults—was raised in Icon type SiteSetting

Guidance on overriding CSS variables in font-variables.scss to adjust line height was shared in How to adjust line spacing
Admins troubleshooting deprecation warnings for tag sidebars were pointed to the “Discourse Topic List Sidebars” replacement in Discourse-tag-sidebars and deprecated inline script tags
The disappearance of deletion avatars prompted a UX review of intentional design changes in Can admins no longer see who deleted a post?
The missing “Mark as Solution” button in group messages under discourse-solved was flagged and clarified in “Mark as Solution” button missing from group messages
A rookie’s attempt to install netstat inside the Discourse container led to insights on build-time vs. runtime package management in How do you install netstat to check server load etc.?

A regression converting reaction avatars from widgets to GJS was diagnosed and prioritized in Clicking an avatar in the reactions table on a post no longer shows the user card
Required custom user fields silently failing on signup spurred calls for standard error hints in Mandatory custom user field shows no error hint when omitted on signup
Disabled “Uncategorized” categories resurfacing in dropdowns and search suggestions highlighted a filter bug in Disabled Uncategorized shows in category dropdowns

A merged PR introduced a hasNoPreferredMode plugin API to make Chat full-screen by default for collaboration setups in Full-screen chat as default for collaboration setup
The handling of language identifiers when quoting fenced code blocks was clarified to preserve info strings in Language identifier is missing from fenced code block when it is quoted

Theme component

A quick update to the Last Seen User Card component cleared the admin deprecation banner after a core change in “Last Seen” User Card

AI artifact storage was refined by linking artifacts to user IDs (not sessions) to ensure consistent handling in AI Artifact User storage

#Translations

Croatian translators encountered spellcheck blocks when saving strings, leading to troubleshooting in Request for Croatian language

Activity by the @team Group

david: In Dev, championed a central icons interface and WIP dust-off in Using a placeholder for FontAwesome links…; in Bug, merged a fix for reaction avatar user cards in Clicking an avatar…; and in Support, steered users to the replacement sidebar component in Discourse-tag-sidebars…
yaran: Confirmed and shared the PR fixing the profile cake emoji bug in “Birthday cake emoji displayed on profile when its not your birthday”
keegan: Clarified how to override line-height variables in How to adjust line spacing
tshenry: Pushed a patch to suppress the deprecation banner in the Last Seen User Card component in “Last Seen” User Card and scoped out custom code issues on signup in Mandatory custom user field…
sam: Flagged the reaction avatar regression in Clicking an avatar… and refined artifact storage semantics in AI Artifact User storage
Falco: Advised installing netstat on the host instead of in-container in How do you install netstat… and explained expected quote behavior in code blocks in Language identifier is missing…
martin: Merged the plugin API PR enabling full-screen chat by default for collaboration in Full-screen chat as default for collaboration setup
jordan-vidrine: Relaunched the new header dropdown experiment and invited meta staff into the design experiments group in New header dropdown / notification menu styles

Keep your icons centralized, your typography flexible, and your group messages always solvable—see you tomorrow for more Meta magic!

Discourse · June 18, 2025, 9:02pm

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Key Stats

82 new posts and 20 new topics in the last 24 hours.
Top users:
- david (14 likes, 2 posts) – see outletArgs discussion.
- denvergeeks (12 likes, 1 post) – see five-year celebration.
- Danielle (7 likes, 1 post) – see webinar announcement.
- sam (4 likes, 2 posts) – see recurring‐events FR.
- Moin (4 likes, 3 posts) – see tablet composer bug.
- nathank (4 likes, 4 posts) – see survey plugin issue.
- RGJ (4 likes, 2 posts) – see Geo Blocking plugin discussion.
- Discourse (3 likes, 1 post) – see enterprise launch blog.
- merefield (3 likes, 2 posts) – see outletArgs follow-up.
- opcourdis (3 likes, 6 posts) – see recurring events query.
Top @team group users:
- david (14 likes, 2 posts) – Dev announcement on outletArgs.
- Danielle (7 likes, 1 post) – Customer Projects webinar preview.
- sam (4 likes, 2 posts) – recurring events request.
- phillcoxon (2 likes, 1 post) – custom field signup bug investigation.
- martin (2 likes, 1 post) – chat drawer preferences.
- jordan-vidrine (1 like, 1 post) – notification menu styling iteration.
- Lilly (1 like, 3 posts) – discourse.conf location advice, Cloudflare SSL support.
- joffreyjaffeux (1 like, 1 post) – tablet quote issue fix.

Interesting Topics

Dev david introduced top-level @outletArgs in connector components for simpler argument access, replacing @outletArgs.foo with @foo in templates and this.args.foo in Glimmer JS while maintaining backward compatibility read more.
Praise denvergeeks marked five years in the community with heartfelt kudos to maintainers and a celebratory GIF read more.
Announcements Danielle announced the Customer Projects Team webinar on June 25, showcasing custom designs, integrations, and live Q&A read more.
Feature opcourdis requested the Calendar plugin create individual topics for each recurring event to isolate participation per occurrence read more.
Feature martin detailed keyboard shortcuts and storage quirks impacting full-screen chat preferences, debating a potential chat-only mode read more.
Marketplace SandraT posted a German brief “Discourse-Experte gesucht” for a B2B-ERP community with AI-powered support and WordPress integration read more.
Bug Moin and others observed composer resizing failures on tablets across browsers, hinting at touch and desktop mode conflicts read more.
Bug phillcoxon confirmed that mandatory custom user fields silently block signups, reproducing the lack of error hints for missing entries read more.
#Blog: Discourse published the “How to Launch an Enterprise Community in 30 Days” case study thread, driving discussion on rapid deployments read more.
Installation agemo grappled with locating the discourse.conf file, prompting Lilly to detail config/discourse.conf paths and app.yml overrides read more.
Support nathank explained why published pages omit theme components, clarifying that events and locations are excluded on purpose read more.
Support MAR sought strategies for consolidating WhatsApp group knowledge into Discourse, highlighting cross-channel capture challenges read more.
Support MachineScholar ran into a Net::ReadTimeout in custom AI tool jobs, exploring HTTP timeout tweaks or plugin extensions as workarounds read more.
UX sam and jordan-vidrine iterated on new header dropdown styles, balancing muted blues, contrast tweaks, and icon backgrounds read more.
Bug ascension.forum reported that MathJax fails to render in poll options, despite correct markdown preview and plugin updates read more.

Activity by the @team Group

david contributed to Dev by introducing top-level @outletArgs here and improved icon naming in the Survey plugin here.
Danielle kicked off the Customer Projects Team webinar announcement here.
sam chimed in on recurring events in the Calendar plugin here and provided feedback on the notification menu here.
phillcoxon investigated the silent signup failure caused by missing custom fields here.
martin shared insights into chat drawer preferences and keyboard shortcuts here.
jordan-vidrine detailed design tweaks for the new header dropdown here.
Lilly guided a user to the discourse.conf file location here and offered SSL configuration tips for Cloudflare here.
joffreyjaffeux worked on resolving the tablet quote selection issue here.

Whether you’re celebrating anniversaries or wrestling with MathJax in polls, remember: keep calm and discourse on!

system · June 19, 2025, 9:03pm

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Key Stats

Total new posts: 94
Total new topics: 20
Top users:
- HAWK: 11 likes, 2 posts
- merefield: 8 likes, 6 posts
- dsims: 8 likes, 3 posts
- Moin: 6 likes, 6 posts
- NateDhaliwal: 5 likes, 6 posts
- sam: 4 likes, 3 posts
- cocococosti: 3 likes, 1 post
- david: 3 likes, 2 posts
- Bas: 3 likes, 1 post
- tshenry: 3 likes, 1 post

Interesting Topics

Migration: dsims migrated his Appalachian Trail “trail-journal” blog to Discourse, hotlinking media replaced with local uploads and comments preserved as inactive users; he leveraged the Isabelle theme, the Locations plugin, and even authored a Created as Default Sort Order plugin to retain chronological sorting. read more

Community: In “WhatsApp and Discourse Challenges”, members explored how to funnel chat nuggets into Discourse; HAWK pointed to post #2 and the Chat Integrations plugin as starting points. read more

Community: “What livestream/webinar platforms do you use?” reignited interest in the calendar-and-event route and teased upcoming Event/Livestream features; see post #2 and the Event chat channels announcement. read more

Community: “Welcome screen for new users?” sparked guidance on onboarding—merefield recommended a dedicated welcome topic (see post #6) versus a banner or notice. read more

Support: The “Foundation theme?” thread cleared up confusion when HAWK confirmed that Foundation is simply the renamed Default theme in recent releases. read more

Support: “Why don’t I see the text-color button?” was resolved by ondrej walking through enabling the BBCode Colouring plugin and assigning it correctly in the theme editor. read more

Support: In “Why image_url for topic not have separated fields?”, merefield explained that Discourse supports only one thumbnail per topic, regardless of attachments. read more

Support: “How can I download a spreadsheet of the user directory?” got practical when Moin suggested using Data Explorer queries and demonstrated how to reverse engineer the Discourse API for CSV exports. read more

Dev: “Tracked variable not found?” saw merefield advise avoiding unnecessary @tracked properties in favor of DIcon usage and linked to a detailed Theme Developer Tutorial. read more

Plugin: The official calendar-and-event thread featured mpaulhac troubleshooting settings at post #521 and Moin recommending contacting Discourse support at post #522. read more

Theme component: The Discourse Cookie Consent Banner (#108380) was updated by tshenry to clear warnings, with a reminder to consult the Cookie Consent guide for full GDPR coverage. read more

Announcements: “Dropping iOS 15 & other old browsers in July 2025” received updates linking to compatible Windows 7/XP browser forks and expanded legacy support notes. read more

Announcements: “Test our new composer!” underscored demand to set the composer as default; sam logged this common request to inform upcoming UX tweaks under the composer tag. read more

UX: “New header dropdown / notification menu styles” hosted a design marathon, with sam and jordan-vidrine debating text contrast, spacing, and icon backgrounds across multiple mockups. read more

#Extras: The Multilingual Plugin topic (#142740) reignited calls for Pavilion-style translation support after a recent core commit break, and users shared patch ideas. read more

Activity by the @team Group

HAWK contributed expert guidance on cross-platform chat in WhatsApp Challenges and clarified theme naming in Foundation theme?.
sam offered feedback on the new composer in Test our new composer! and drove design iterations in Header dropdown styles & 00:02 mobile contrast test.
david enriched the iOS drop discussion with Windows 7/XP browser tips in post #158 and explained outlet argument usage in @outletArgs are now available.
Bas weighed in on webinar platform selection in What livestream/webinar platforms do you use?, hinting at upcoming enhancements.
tshenry released a warning-free update for the Cookie Consent Banner, keeping the theme component in good shape.
cocococosti applauded the map-enabled trail-journal migration in Migrated my old custom-built trail-journal/blog to Discourse.
mcwumbly asked follow-up questions on both WhatsApp integration and Welcome screen improvements.
jordan-vidrine dove into color hierarchy and spacing feedback during the Notification menu design sprint.
nat helped debug plugin cloning issues in I have a problem with installing a plugin by recommending container checks.
tobiaseigen guided a user through Search bar visibility fixes and questioned the PM “solution” button change in Group message solved feature.

Looks like 94 posts and 20 topics kept us busy—here’s to another day of great ideas and glitch fixes!

system · June 20, 2025, 9:03pm

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

New Posts: 85
New Topics: 13
Top Users:
- Lilly (6 posts, 11 likes): contributed to the Theme Creator update issue, guided on the Advanced Search Banner, triaged the Bulk Action Notifications bug, and debugged the badge repetition problem.
- NateDhaliwal (7 posts, 8 likes): spearheaded discussion on the Live app code test and the Sidekiq idle behavior.
- Moin (4 posts, 7 likes): helped recover muted topics in the Bulk Actions flow and confirmed fixes for the logo upload error.
- Bas (3 posts, 6 likes): clarified idle queue logic in the Sidekiq status question.
- sam (2 posts, 6 likes): weighed in on the new Foundation system theme and flagged key points in Automation UX requests.
- Crocodilus_CZ (6 posts, 5 likes): launched the query on idle jobs in Sidekiq.
- nolo (1 post, 4 likes): introduced the chat-first community design in Discourse as a chat-first platform.
- kris.kotlarek (1 post, 4 likes): hid the core themes from the UI via a quick fix.
- TonyG (3 posts, 4 likes): surfaced flag abuse concerns in Use of Flags.
- WolfpackFan (2 posts, 4 likes): uncovered a muting side-effect in the Bulk Action Notifications modal.

Interesting Topics

Community

Community #flagging
TonyG kicked off a discussion about flag misuse and potential appeals in Use of Flags.
Community
nolo shared a prototype for transforming Discourse into a chat-centric collaboration tool and invited feedback in Discourse as a chat-first collaboration platform.

Support sidekiq
Crocodilus_CZ asked if sidekiq showing “idle” means something’s wrong in Is it normal for Sidekiq to be idle?.
Support Theme
sam announced upcoming “Foundation” and “Horizon” core themes, sparking a thread in Foundation theme?.
Support theme-creator
NateDhaliwal and Lilly investigated console errors preventing updates in Theme Creator doesn’t update?.
Support badges
satonotdead reported that SQL-triggered badges ignore the “one-time only” setting in Issue with disabling badge repetition.
Support search
Sidi couldn’t find the search bar after installing the advanced-search-banner component, and Lilly walked through the settings in Forum search bar not showing up.

Bug bulk-actions
WolfpackFan discovered that clicking “Confirm” with no selection in Bulk Action Notifications mutes threads unexpectedly in Bulk Action Notifications and not selecting an option deletes selected thread from User.
Bug email
JammyDodger showed that applying a Staff Colour to a scheduled topic blocks its notification email in Topic notifications emails are not being sent if adding a Staff Colour to the post.
Bug #rebuild
GeoffSchultz hit a loop during ./launcher rebuild caused by uncommitted changes in phpbb3.template.yml in Rebuild goes into a loop regarding templates/import/phpbb3.template.yml.
Bug s3
kpums noticed that language-bundle assets for syntax highlighting weren’t uploaded to S3 in Are highlight-js assets not uploaded to S3 bucket?.

Installation docker
sgw resolved a failed bootstrap by switching from master to the main branch in Discourse_docker: issues with bootstrapping.
Installation #pups
ScottF_KNIME encountered an AutoGeneratedEmailError during startup and dug into a pups crash at Failed to bootstrap error - problem with pups.

Dev #frontend
opcourdis explored why live code changes require a full rebuild, noting that direct edits to controllers aren’t hot-reloaded in Live app code test code modifications not reflected in front-end.

Marketplace

Marketplace #help
jonasnaue outlined a paid gig for theme tweaks, automations, and component customizations in Help on different subjects (Layout, Automation, Component Customization).

Activity by the @team Group

Lilly triaged the Bulk Action Notifications bug, fixed console issues in Theme Creator, walked through the Advanced Search Banner, and debugged the badge repetition problem.
sam weighed in on the Foundation theme update and gathered feedback on Automation UX requests.
Bas clarified idle queue logic and CDN effects in the Sidekiq idle discussion.
kris.kotlarek hid core system themes from edit screens via a quick patch in Foundation theme?.
hugh investigated and confirmed a resolution to the logo upload bug in Uploading a logo after deleting the current logo without submitting in between shows an error.
keegan pushed a fix to restore the Search Discoveries toggle in Reenable discover search (per user settings).
Falco explained the previous visit threshold in Is it normal for Sidekiq to be idle? and guided on running the Emotion model for Self-Hosting Sentiment and Emotion.

And remember, after troubleshooting Sidekiq idleness and flagging kerfuffles, keep your queues busy and your flags on topic!

system · June 21, 2025, 9:01pm

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

New posts: 99
New topics: 7
Top users (24 h):
- Moin: 7 posts, 14 likes
- NateDhaliwal: 10 posts, 9 likes
- JammyDodger: 6 posts, 8 likes
- merefield: 5 posts, 7 likes
- HAWK: 4 posts, 6 likes
- odhiambo: 6 posts, 4 likes
- Lilly: 2 posts, 4 likes
- WolfpackFan: 2 posts, 3 likes
- darkpixlz: 2 posts, 3 likes
- pfaffman: 1 post, 2 likes

Interesting Topics

Self-hosted email links appending “7d”: odhiambo reported that test emails were creating URLs like community.kictanet.or.ke7d/admin… instead of the correct FQDN (issue thread) and Moin traced it to a typo in the admin quick start guide (post #8). email fixed
Staff colour breaks notification emails: A rare bug caused topic notification emails to fail when a staff colour was applied to a post (report); JammyDodger’s additional repro steps confirmed it was due to post_type adjustments (post #3).
Standalone.yml build failures: Users running Discourse on non-standard ports saw rebuild loops and port-25 blacklisting errors in this discussion, with ryan_olsen detailing a proper Nginx proxy setup (post #6).

Group messaging mechanics: HAWK walked through creating group DMs vs category-tied chat channels (how-to) and Moin clarified that auto-join by group is actually auto-join by category (post #7), even pointing to the discourse-whos-online plugin.
Topic like counts: Members wondered why the topic list shows total topic likes instead of first-post likes (query); merefield confirmed it’s part of the Topic List serialization (post #3).
Granting admin access: WolfpackFan couldn’t grant admin rights despite receiving the confirmation email; JammyDodger explained the link must be clicked while logged in as the original admin grantor (details, solution #2).
Saved Replies (Templates): Rubi asked whether templates can be restricted to mods; Moin explained how category security settings control who uses vs who creates templates, and how to enable private templates via site settings (post #2). Templates category-moderators
SMTP setup woes: Nicca’s new install wasn’t receiving admin verification emails; community members pointed to port-blocking by some hosts and suggested switching to port 2525 or following the standard troubleshooting guide (original issue, workaround example #3).
Disabling anonymous search: A request to disable guest search with YAML hooks (topic) led to Falco revealing the hidden rate_limit_search_anon_global_per_minute setting that fully blocks /search for anonymous users (post #2).
PhpBB3 template import loop: A rebuild error on templates/import/phpbb3.template.yml caused endless loops; JammyDodger pointed to a similar fix in an earlier thread (see 365089).

AI Artifact storage: The new ai-artifacts feature drew feedback on opening artifact creation to all users rather than only AI personas (discussion) and suggestions for manual code-snippet integration (post #8). ai ai-artifacts
Customer Projects webinar: Registration opened for the Customer Projects Team webinar; satonotdead raised Zoom vs Jitsi trade-offs (feedback) and ondrej confirmed that recordings will be posted afterward (post #6). webinar

PWA & iOS push notifications: A feature request explored true push support in PWAs; NateDhaliwal pointed to the official Discourse app for production notifications (post #2) and ryan_olsen confirmed iOS home-screen installs work (post #3). pwa push-notifications

Live code tweaks not persisting: Developers testing direct front-end edits found changes reset on rebuild; merefield recommended using Theme component or Plugin systems for persistent customizations (post #3).

Setup wizard palette reset: Users accidentally reset their color palette by rerunning the wizard, but Moin noted that Look & Feel settings were removed from the wizard to prevent this issue (post #2).

Activity by the @team Group

HAWK guided group messaging setup and weighed in on flag vs censorship.
Falco exposed the hidden site setting to disable anonymous search.
tobiaseigen moved Zoom vs Jitsi feedback into Site feedback and clarified webinar recording policy.

Keep chasing those stray days, rogue ports, and notification quirks—yesterday proved there’s never a dull moment on Meta!

system · June 22, 2025, 9:03pm

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

68 new posts (view latest activity) in 9 new topics (browse new topics).
Top Users
- Moin (4 posts, 13 likes) (profile)
- Lilly (3 posts, 7 likes) (profile)
- ryan_olsen (10 posts, 6 likes) (profile)
- Falco (2 posts, 5 likes) (profile)
- Ed_S (2 posts, 4 likes) (profile)
- merefield (5 posts, 3 likes) (profile)
- das-g (1 post, 3 likes) (profile)
- opcourdis (4 posts, 2 likes) (profile)
- Heliosurge (3 posts, 2 likes) (profile)
- mcwumbly (2 posts, 2 likes) (profile)

Interesting Topics

Community

Use of Flags: Ed_S kicked off a meta-moderation discussion on maintaining hidden “flagging reputation,” and Heliosurge noted Discourse already scores flaggers by accepted-flag ratio (first post | reply).
WhatsApp and Discourse Challenges: A conversation about aligning WhatsApp-style chats with Discourse workflows led opcourdis to suggest testing the Discourse mobile app for multi-community handling (original post | follow-up).

General

DNS4EU, is it for me?: patrickemin asked if the EU-funded DNS4EU public resolver improves Discourse self-hosting; Falco clarified it’s purely a DNS service, not a hosting enhancement (question | clarification).

Discobot still mentions instead of ⊕: das-g reported that the Discobot tutorial still refers to the old gear icon, and Lilly confirmed the strings will be updated soon (bug report | team response).
Self-hosted instance appending “7d” to the FQDN: A curious “7d” suffix kept appearing on site URLs; community troubleshooting traced it back to a /about description quirk (reported | topic).
False positives on “posts are not remapped to new S3 upload URL”: WolfpackFan discovered leftover files in /uploads/default caused backup/restore failures and fixed it by cleaning up before backup (issue | resolution).

#Data & reporting

Anonymous views suddenly very high: agemo flagged a suspected AI-bot surge in Google Analytics, and ryan_olsen advised using CloudFlare and IP blocks to mitigate non-JS traffic spikes (observation | recommendation).

Switch left sidebar to the top?: BoilerPlate4U wanted to move the sidebar into the header; mcwumbly pointed to the navigation_menu site setting (request | answer).
Replying doesn’t quote post above: Johnny_McIvor noted missing in-reply-to indicators; Moin explained the suppress reply directly below/above toggles control that behavior (reported | explanation).
Strange editing issues on Meta atm: merefield couldn’t edit or delete posts intermittently; tobiaseigen requested replication details until the issue self-resolved (report | follow-up).
Is there any way to permanently disable AI captions as a user?: Moin found that “Don’t ask again” resets on each login and sought a truly persistent opt-out (feature request).
Disable emoji shortcuts in chat: Shauny observed that disabling ASCII-to-emoji shortcuts works in posts but not in chat; confirmed by ondrej as a missing setting (bug).

Using Discourse as a community ticket system: ryan_olsen revisited a decade-old ask for per-user private ticket categories and was directed to the Private Topics plugin by NateDhaliwal and Moin (discussion | plugin).
Threaded discussion is ultimately too complex to survive on the public Internet?: Piyush_Y argued that strictly linear threads stifle organic conversation flows compared to non-hierarchical card-based models (opinion).
Allow setting visibility of Event attendees: opcourdis proposed adding a waiting list and attendee-limit visibility toggle to the Calendar plugin for private event management (proposal).

Activity by the @team Group

Lilly contributed to Community Use of Flags (link), Bug Discobot still mentions (link), and Installation Creating subdirectories (link).
Falco weighed in on General DNS4EU usage (link) and Support Hooks from: & to: syntax (link).
mcwumbly guided a solution in Support Switch left sidebar to the top (link).
tobiaseigen investigated Support Strange editing issues on Meta atm (link).

We flagged, reshaped, and emoji-ified our way through another 68-post whirlwind yesterday – here’s to fewer gear icons and more smooth edits today!

system · June 23, 2025, 9:02pm

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

117 new posts in the last 24 hours.
11 new topics in the last 24 hours.
Top users by activity:
- sam: 6 posts, 10 likes
- joffreyjaffeux: 6 posts, 7 likes
- agemo: 5 posts, 3 likes
- darkpixlz: 3 posts, 3 likes
- Roi: 3 posts, 2 likes
- nathank: 2 posts, 4 likes
- angus: 1 post, 2 likes
- kris.kotlarek: 1 post, 3 likes
- Helga_Razinkova: 1 post, 3 likes
- martin: 1 post, 2 likes

Interesting Topics

AI Artifact User storage: sam proposed an interim admin API approach and detailed how artifacts communicate via sandboxed IFRAME messaging in post #13, while darkpixlz prepares a follow-up feature topic. read more
New Calendar Feature: Show Local Time: yaran structured date-range logic and timezone display rules in post #24 and solicited edge-case feedback in post #25. read more
Webinar: Meet the Discourse Customer Projects Team: attendees weighed Zoom vs. recorded formats and shared best practices in post #8. read more
Help us test Horizon, our newest theme: community members flagged compatibility and layout issues in post #73. read more

Forum federation thread on the.socialmusic.network: angus explained ActivityPub ownership and cross-forum editing principles in post #18, with tobiaseigen confirming expected UX in post #20. read more
How to set the home page to be an AI bot?: Lilly and pfaffman explored routing strategies for directing logged-in users to the AI bot conversations page in post #4. read more
How can I download a spreadsheet of the user directory?: pfaffman outlined using Data Explorer queries combined with a theme component button for CSV exports in post #10. read more
2 Emails stuck in mailq: Ethsim2 diagnosed a queue jam caused by large attachments, cleared the backlog with postsuper, and shared the solution in post #3. read more

#Data & reporting

Anonymous views suddenly very high: agemo tracked bounce-rate spikes and suggested Cloudflare Bot Fight Mode and Geo JS Challenges in post #35 and confirmed improvements in post #36. read more

MathJax not working in poll options: joffreyjaffeux committed a workaround for legacy poll plugin quirks, referenced in post #6. read more
Disable emoji shortcuts in chat: joffreyjaffeux merged a fix to remove unintended emoji triggers in post #6. read more
Topic notifications emails are not being sent if adding a Staff Colour: sam added a pri-medium flag to restore email alerts for moderator-action posts in post #4. read more
Bug when using full page login: sam marked this login UX glitch as resolved in post #10. read more

[PAID] Need to feature the Wishlist block on the homepage: Helga_Razinkova gave a shout-out to jahan_gagan for delivering this marketplace request in post #5. read more
Is there any way to permanently disable AI captions as a user?: sam scoped this as an interim disable toggle before full caption layering in post #2. read more
Constraints on “Custom incoming email address”: supermathie clarified that hosted sites must use foo+…@discoursemail.com or the forum’s hostname in post #2. read more

Javascript added to theme header returns $ is not defined: merefield recommended switching to native JS with Ember modifiers instead of jQuery in post #2. read more
Help which plugin is in the screenshot: Moin pointed to the upcoming auto-translation feature and existing Translator plugin in post #3. read more

Activity by the @team Group

sam weighed in on AI Artifact User storage and confirmed resolution of the full-page login bug in post #10.
joffreyjaffeux proposed fixes for MathJax in polls #370632 and disabled chat emoji shortcuts #371201.
kris.kotlarek verified the policy-visibility bug fix in “This policy has no possible users”.
martin clarified the corrected behavior for first-day posting limits in topic #170929.
tobiaseigen refined the federated UX in forum federation and scoped RSVP visibility options in event attendee feature.
yaran led the local-time calendar enhancements in post #24 of the announcement.
supermathie guided admins on valid custom incoming email address formats.
keegan investigated user-level AI caption toggles in post #3.
Lilly helped troubleshoot the AI bot homepage redirect in post #4.

Between AI artifacts, calendar tweaks, and ninja bug fixes, our forum never sleeps—and our puppies are wagging their tails in excitement!

system · June 24, 2025, 9:02pm

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

New posts: 73
New topics: 7
Top users by posts and likes:
- Falco: 6 posts, 13 likes
- pfaffman: 10 posts, 9 likes
- Moin: 5 posts, 6 likes
- tshenry: 2 posts, 4 likes
- Richie: 1 post, 3 likes
- saquetim: 1 post, 3 likes
- nathank: 1 post, 2 likes
- merefield: 1 post, 2 likes
- ondrej: 1 post, 2 likes
- supermathie: 1 post, 2 likes

Interesting Topics

Theme component

nathank clarified that @everyone isn’t a true group in the custom homepage settings, prompting deeper inspection of dynamic group mappings in Custom Homepage for Groups
tshenry pledged to fix outdated warnings and give the Blog Post Styling component a fresh update this week read more
meghna identified a rendering bug that hides the advanced search banner in the Mint Theme component

Richie flagged cross-browser playback woes and Falco announced plans to auto-transcode uploads for universal compatibility in Handling Video Compatibility in Forums
MachineScholar called for a dedicated admin API to create and edit AI artifacts directly, sparking discussion in An admin API for AI web artifact creation and editing

Moin restored most of the deleted-post info and timestamp display by tweaking Glimmer component templates in Can admins no longer see who deleted a post?
Falco shipped a fix so that disabling emoji shortcuts in chat now truly turns them off in Emoji shortcuts setting ignored in chat when turned off
joffreyjaffeux acknowledged a recent regression in event date formatting and requested the raw post content to reproduce the issue in Calendar event seems broken?

Falco applied a quick patch to turn off auto-emoji substitutions in the chat interface after user feedback in Disable auto-emoji in chat
Falco explained that Safari’s lack of a proper Virtual Keyboard API underlies the “un-smooth” feel on iOS in Is Discourse not as smooth due to web app limitations
supermathie clarified why hosted sites can’t enforce more than “valid email address” checks for incoming mail settings in Constraints on “Custom incoming email address”
Falco identified that the AI plugin requires the pgvector Postgres extension and pointed to the install snippet in Bootstrap error with ai plugin, bundle exec rake db:migrate
selase traced cheers leaderboard quirks to default time windows and zero-valued metrics in Troubleshooting Cheers score discrepancies

awesomerobot noted the absence of an icon_type in Site Settings and proposed adding it for theme and plugin authors in Icon type SiteSetting

jordan-vidrine gathered community impressions on the revamped notification menu and header dropdown in New header dropdown / notification menu styles

Activity by the @team Group

Falco chimed in on video support plans in Handling Video Compatibility in Forums, fixed chat emoji toggles in Disable auto-emoji in chat and Emoji shortcuts setting ignored in chat when turned off, recommended pgvector for AI in Bootstrap error with ai plugin, bundle exec rake db:migrate, and highlighted Safari keyboard-event gaps in Is Discourse not as smooth due to web app limitations
tshenry committed to update warnings in Blog Post Styling
saquetim diagnosed a deletion-date bug in Can admins no longer see who deleted a post?
meghna confirmed a bug fix is underway in Mint Theme
supermathie weighed in on email-address constraints for hosted sites in Constraints on “Custom incoming email address”
selase explained leaderboard period filters in Troubleshooting Cheers score discrepancies
awesomerobot proposed adding icon_type support to core in Icon type SiteSetting
tobiaseigen clarified that sidebar subsections aren’t supported by the doc-categories plugin in Sub-sections on the sidebar without sub-categories
joffreyjaffeux requested raw post content to reproduce the calendar formatting bug in Calendar event seems broken?
jordan-vidrine solicited feedback on the header and notification redesign in New header dropdown / notification menu styles

After all that bug-squashing and feature-tweaking, may your forums be as happy as a puppy chasing a newly fixed emoji!

system · June 25, 2025, 9:01pm

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

New topics: 14
New posts: 116
Top users:
- joffreyjaffeux: 14 posts, 31 likes
- JammyDodger: 13 posts, 18 likes
- hugh: 2 posts, 9 likes
- Moin: 3 posts, 7 likes
- saquetim: 1 post, 6 likes
- Bas: 1 post, 5 likes
- tgxworld: 1 post, 5 likes
- nathank: 2 posts, 4 likes
- pfaffman: 3 posts, 4 likes
- Magie: 3 posts, 4 likes

Interesting Topics

hugh unveiled 3.5.0.beta7 with smart link editing, better invite tracking, unique icons, and refined name management.
hugh rolled out Discourse 3.4.6 Stable Release featuring critical security fixes and a recommendation to stay on tests-passed.
joffreyjaffeux introduced the Upcoming Events filter so you can toggle between all events or just the ones you’re attending.
joffreyjaffeux added event location and description support in Event Location/Description, enabling richer calendar entries.

Neil_Evans2 reported an invalid date in the Right Sidebar “upcoming events” block on Safari, and joffreyjaffeux helped diagnose the moment.js formatting.
T_Disco highlighted inability to unclaim a post after cancelling “Revise post” in the review queue in 371604, blocking moderation workflows.
chapoi fixed the Discobot icon glitch where it still shows instead of ⊕ in the composer’s “more” menu in 371234.
saquetim submitted a patch to restore deletion audit visibility in Can admins no longer see who deleted a post?.

Moin pointed to recent repository fixes to resolve RSS feed polling author selection issues.
kpums reported instability with the Gamification and Reactions plugins in 371630, seeking troubleshooting advice.
Joe_F asked why their navigation bar colour doesn’t match the background, uncovering CSS inheritance quirks.

satonotdead explored limiting trust levels via the API in 371684, prompting community scripting suggestions.

Migration

jimkleiber shared strategies for importing social media posts into Discourse for a trail-journal blog in 370935, weighing RSS vs. API approaches.

nat confirmed that once whisper privileges are revoked, users can no longer see their own whispers in 272478.
Ethsim2 proposed an opt-in setting to trigger email notifications for group mentions added via post edits in 371642, sparking a discussion on skipped email logic.

Activity by the @team Group

joffreyjaffeux proposed reproduction steps for the Safari calendar bug in 371617 and later crafted a blind fix in PR #756.
joffreyjaffeux and yaran tackled date localization for multi-day events in Calendar event seems broken?, applying quote-parsing fixes in PR #754.
hugh published the 3.5.0.beta7 release notes and later merged the security-focused 3.4.6 Stable Release.
tgxworld summarized additional plugin improvements in 3.5.0.beta7.
joffreyjaffeux rolled out both the Upcoming Events filter and the Event Location/Description features.
chapoi addressed the Discobot icon mismatch in 371234.
saquetim applied a security patch to restore deleted-post audit logs in 370551.
Bas weighed in on moderation flag handling in Use of Flags.
tshenry reported progress on modernizing the Trust-Level Avatar Flair component.
nat verified that whisper visibility restrictions now behave correctly in 272478.

It was a whirlwind of features and fixes—our calendar’s never been so punctual, and even Discobot got a facelift!

system · June 26, 2025, 9:01pm

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

126 new posts and 17 new topics in the last 24 hours (overview).
Top contributors:
- @sam — 4 posts, 26 likes
- @Moin — 7 posts, 10 likes
- @NateDhaliwal — 10 posts, 8 likes
- @Jerome-cockpitLAB — 6 posts, 8 likes
- @nolo — 2 posts, 7 likes
- @nathank — 5 posts, 7 likes
- @merefield — 4 posts, 6 likes
- @awesomerobot — 3 posts, 5 likes
- @RGJ — 2 posts, 4 likes
- @pfaffman — 4 posts, 4 likes

Interesting Topics

Announcements

sam introduced a new search sort order:read, enabling users to surface recently read topics in results for quicker look-up (read more).
gilles celebrated the enhanced Upcoming Events filter in the calendar-and-event plugin and suggested showing participant names to round out the view (read more).

Bug

nolo and RGJ reported that deleting one component from a long list hides others due to lazy-loading. awesomerobot has drafted a fix in this PR.
T_Disco discovered the ‘no tags’ option missing in Advanced filters; Moin pointed out that in:untagged is a working search syntax (UX) (read more).
Ethsim2 uncovered an iOS PWA issue where Apple Passwords autocomplete prompts appear unexpectedly in the composer; more investigation is ongoing (read more).

Support

Jerome-cockpitLAB asked how to hide the keyboard shortcuts button; NateDhaliwal shared a quick CSS snippet to remove it from the sidebar (keyboard-shortcuts) (read more).
ice.d experienced lag after a Discourse update; merefield explained that a global post rebake via Sidekiq can cause temporary slowdown and showed how to monitor the queue (read more).
nathank noted Microsoft email tenants were bouncing Discourse mail until DMARC was enabled; the thread links to Mailgun’s Microsoft requirements blog (email) (read more).
Moin found that the personal_messages:username filter needs a query term to work; joffreyjaffeux confirmed the syntax test personal_messages:discobot (search) (read more).

General

NateDhaliwal polled the community on whether topic list excerpts should show the original post or the latest reply, sparking a lively topic-list-excerpts discussion (read more).

Feature

darkpixlz proposed an admin API for AI artifact creation, raising questions about LLM choice and VSCode integration; a spirited ai-artifacts/rest-api debate ensued (read more).
rw_grim requested support for multiple ActivityPub actors on a single post (via tags), so posts can be federated to more than one Mastodon account (activitypub) (read more).

Community

marvi and NateDhaliwal revisited the welcome screen pin behavior for new users, noting how home vs. Latest views affect visibility, and uncovered quirks with topic IDs (Community) (read more).

UX

sam advocated enabling the new header dropdown and notification menu styles globally on meta as a design experiment, inviting feedback before broader rollout (design-experiment) (read more).

#Data & reporting

Michael12 dissected the AI sentiment schema in classification_results, confirming joins to posts.id and exploring per-topic aggregation for dashboard reports (ai-sentiment) (read more).

Activity by the @team Group

sam
• Launched the order:read search sort (371770)
• Proposed defaulting the new header dropdown styles on meta (369574)
• Flagged the overlooked theme interface width setting (370949)
awesomerobot
• Reviewed the component-deletion bug and suggested a patch (371784)
• Added CSS variables to inline theme styles (Dev) (368612)
• Investigated the first custom top nav link appearing selected (top-navigation-links) (369093)
joffreyjaffeux
• Provided the syntax fix for personal_messages:username (search) (371848)
• Shared the MathJax “dark magic” patch to fix poll date rendering (370632)
Lilly
• Confirmed the bulk-actions UI now blocks deletion without a selected option (371074)
lindsey
• Addressed the missing PM icon in in:all searches and outlined the forthcoming fix (365094)

Keep calm and search on—yesterday meta was a whirlwind of features, fixes, and facepalms!

system · June 27, 2025, 9:03pm

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Yesterday’s Meta pulse spanned 117 new posts and 26 new topics, including major accessibility fixes like dialog box keyboard navigation, ‘Dayv0’ load-parent-post control, and missing accessible names for arrow icons, a head-scratching 500 Internal Server Error in custom integration code, and community testing workflows in private preview accounts.

Key Stats

117 new posts and 26 new topics in the last 24 hours.
Top contributors by posts & likes:
- Moin: 9 posts, 10 likes
- NateDhaliwal: 7 posts, 4 likes
- merefield: 4 posts, 3 likes
- msftedad: 3 posts, 3 likes
- Lilly: 2 posts, 5 likes
- Falco: 2 posts, 2 likes
- ondrej: 2 posts, 2 likes
- bletch: 1 post, 5 likes
- cmdntd: 1 post, 2 likes
- JammyDodger: 2 posts, 4 likes

Interesting Topics

Theme component

Moin introduced a new theme component to share translations across sites in Share theme (component) translations [read more]

flysto_ryan asked whether security permissions for Trust Level 1 extend to higher levels, and Falco confirmed the inheritance model in Category Security Permissions [read more]
blu3id discovered that merging and then deleting the original first post can unlist a topic for everyone and sought clarity in Topic unlisted to all users including admins after merging topics [read more]
user148 faced a Google “Access Blocked” error during social sign-up and shared screenshots while awesomerobot asked for further details in Problem with third party Sign Up [read more]
hel_Sinki’s attempt to use Gemini AI on posts with images failed with a “no implicit conversion of Array into String” error in Error “no implicit conversion of Array into String” when using Gemini AI analysis on posts with images [read more]

MachineScholar weighed in on the jump from Python to Ruby for plugin development in Is going from Python to Ruby easy? [read more]
NateDhaliwal fixed a file-naming typo after scratching his head over a non-rendering API initializer in api.renderInOutlet not rendering? [read more]
MihirR explored the feasibility of enabling Google Play Billing in a TWA-wrapped Discourse build in Can Play Billing be enabled in a Discourse TWA forum? [read more]

Moin and NateDhaliwal reported that Theme Creator no longer shows settings or translations and the “Share” button was broken in Sharing themes is broken, settings and translations aren’t available on theme creator [read more]
JammyDodger provided a minimal reproduction for a NoMethodError after merging calendar events and sam tagged it pr-welcome in NoMethodError in TopicsController#show error after merging topics [read more]
WolfpackFan described a mute-state bug when confirming bulk actions without selecting an option and blake guided them through safe-mode testing in Bulk Action Notifications and not selecting an option mutes selected topic for User [read more]

Plugin

cmdntd ran into a 404 when selecting a sub-category in the Tag Intersection Navigator, which merefield noted is currently unsupported in Tag Intersection Navigator [read more]

iamcapote enquired about non-AI artifact creation via admin API and sam pointed to ongoing discussion in Announcing: AI Web Artifacts [read more]

Moin showed that code snippet sizing remains at 14 px regardless of text‐size preferences in Size of code doesn’t change when you change the text size in preferences [read more]

SoteFun requested UI support for removing or invalidating mistaken flag history to protect trust-level metrics in Can we remove a user’s flag history after mistaken reports? [read more]

Activity by the @team Group

Lilly praised Moin’s component in Share theme (component) translations
Lilly acknowledged ongoing Theme Creator issues in Sharing themes is broken, settings and translations aren’t available on theme creator
Falco confirmed that higher trust levels inherit Trust Level 1 permissions in Category Security Permissions
sam added a pr-welcome tag and chimed in on the calendar merge bug in NoMethodError in TopicsController#show error after merging topics
sam guided artifact API tracking in Announcing: AI Web Artifacts
awesomerobot requested console logs to debug social login errors in Problem with third party Sign Up
blake walked through safe-mode and rebuild steps for bulk action errors in Bulk Action Notifications and not selecting an option mutes selected topic for User and followed up in –/371074/14
chapoi confirmed the Discobot icon fix deployment in Discobot still mentions instead of ⊕ when directing towards the composer’s “more” menu
pento merged a fix so you can unclaim stuck review items after canceling a revision in Can’t unclaim post after cancelling from ‘Revise post’
martin clarified Enter-to-search behavior and alias fixes in Ordering search results by the date you last visited topics
meghna reminded users to update the official Mint theme to the latest release in Mint Theme

That’s a wrap—time to give your rubber duck a well-deserved break after all that lively debugging!

system · June 28, 2025, 9:02pm

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

New posts: 41
New topics: 4

Top users (posts, likes):

NateDhaliwal (5 posts, 6 likes)
rahim123 (1 post, 4 likes)
RGJ (1 post, 3 likes)
jordan-vidrine (1 post, 3 likes)
tshenry (1 post, 2 likes)
jimkleiber (3 posts, 2 likes)
Heliosurge (1 post, 2 likes)
nolo (2 posts, 2 likes)
Moin (1 post, 2 likes)
nwnuyhs (1 post, 2 likes)

Interesting Topics

Theme component

In “Last Seen” User Card, tshenry added a compatibility file to pin the component to pre-3.5.0.beta7-dev cores in post #35, and rahim123 confirmed it works again after reinstall in post #36.
In Right Sidebar Blocks, Andrew_Rowe reported that events aren’t sorted chronologically and shared a screenshot in post #156 of the upcoming events block.

General

In Discourse or discuz?, Heliosurge compared release cadences and community activity in post #2, and nolo detailed Discuz licensing and platform differences in post #3.

UX

In New header dropdown / notification menu styles, jordan-vidrine enabled the experiment for all trust_level_0 users in post #77, and Moin weighed in on icon contrast in post #81.

blog

In How to prepare your community for a Discourse migration, NateDhaliwal praised the post in post #2, Michael12 highlighted planning pitfalls in post #3, and HAWK agreed on the value of clear steps in post #4.

Support

In Is it possible to embed counters in the footer of the site?, RGJ asked what metrics were needed in post #2, and DigneZzZ requested Yandex.Metrica integration in post #3.
In How to limit wiki editing to a certain group or trust level on a post, ondrej noted there’s no per-category wiki-edit restriction in post #2.
In Changing Settings For Delete User and Adding Option to Manually Screen Emails, JammyDodger suggested a CSS hide for the “delete and block” button in post #3.
In Is there a way to see what posts have been hidden and by whom?, MikeNolan asked about moderator hide logs and AUG enforcement in post #1.
In Help: Image thumbnail is broken on chat messages, RoldanLT reported Cloudflare R2 thumbnail authorization errors and shared their S3 config in post #1.

Dev

In api.renderInOutlet not rendering?, NateDhaliwal shared a GitHub branch in post #9, debugged CSS display issues in post #10, and nolo recommended optional chaining for nested lookups in post #11.
In Modernizing inline script tags for templates & JS API, jimkleiber asked about moving inline <script> components to the new JS tab in post #2, and NateDhaliwal pointed out api.renderInOutlet usage in post #3.

Feature

In Add Reply-in-Line back to Chat in addition to Reply-as-Thread, oshyan proposed re-introducing inline quote-replies in post #1, and jimkleiber contrasted chat linearity vs context quoting in post #2.

Bug

In Should a deactivated user receive an email?, nickrsan explored using deactivation for periodic re-verification in post #20.
In Error “no implicit conversion of Array into String” when using Gemini AI analysis on posts with images, hel_Sinki captured the JSON payload error in post #2 and Michael12 confirmed the same behavior in post #3.
In I’m having issues sending DMs or channel messages in rapid succession, ばこん asked if connection speed could trigger rate-limits in post #6.

Activity by the @team Group

tshenry improved compatibility for the “Last Seen” User Card; see post #35.
jordan-vidrine enabled the new header dropdown & notification menu styles for trust_level_0 users; see post #77.
HAWK chimed in on migration planning best practices; see post #4.

That’s a wrap—yesterday’s mix of theme tweaks, migration guidance, and chat feedback proves there’s never a dull moment on meta!

system · June 29, 2025, 9:03pm

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

Total new posts: 32
Total new topics: 9
Top users:
- NateDhaliwal: 4 posts, 7 likes
- mcwumbly: 2 posts, 2 likes
- Moin: 3 posts, 2 likes
- nathank: 1 post, 2 likes
- RGJ: 2 posts, 1 like
- JammyDodger: 2 posts, 1 like
- darkpixlz: 1 post, 1 like
- renato: 1 post, 1 like
- oshyan: 1 post, 1 like
- merefield: 1 post, 1 like

Interesting Topics

NateDhaliwal discovered that review.discourse.org is now password-protected, impacting public PR visibility; he suggested updating the GitHub integration docs after opening What happened to review.discourse.org?.
A user reported attachments serving locally but returning 404s externally, highlighting unexpected behavior in uploads; this echoes the rate-limiting issue in Backup uploads are not protected against 429s (Bug backups).
The question Forwarding email with reply-by-email enabled? arose when webmaster@xyz.org began bouncing; community members examined mail server configurations in Forwarding email with reply-by-email enabled?.
Clarification was sought on accessible testing environments: Is there a way to allow users to test Discourse? (pfaffman shared insights on exposing parts of the site to anonymous users) in Is there a way to allow users to test Discourse?.

A discussion on chat UX: Add Reply-in-Line back to Chat in addition to Reply-as-Thread explored whether inline replies could coexist with threads; mcwumbly clarified current behavior and data-driven rationale in Add Reply-in-Line back to Chat in addition to Reply-as-Thread, with oshyan proposing flexible inline/thread support read more.
A proposal to create dedicated chat channels for wikis (akin to the Event Chat Channels feature) was made in Dedicated chat channels for wikis (and maybe other topics); it references the collapse off-topic replies, Discourse Livestream Plugin and the Event Chat Channels feature.

On tablets, the composer resizes poorly, limiting visible lines; this was reported in Composer resizing problems while using a tablet, and renato has committed to investigating read more.
Frontend uploads face unhandled 429 responses, causing backup failures; this was detailed in Backup uploads are not protected against 429s.
The Data Explorer misinterprets tag_group_id as group_id, showing incorrect links; the issue was outlined in Tag_group_id values are shown as group_id in data explorer results (Bug data-explorer).

#Data & reporting

A user sought methods to filter members by custom field presence (e.g., LinkedIn); suggestions ranged from search features to Data Explorer queries in How can I filter members by IF customField HAS value.

Plugin

The Tag Intersection Navigator plugin received an update addressing user feedback; review the recent pull request in Tag Intersection Navigator and PR #6.
Discourse Open Graph saw discussion on dynamic OG image parameters; jimkleiber considered integration with placid.app in Discourse Open Graph read more.

Theme component

The Discourse Category Headers theme component now supports parent category background images via a new setting; NateDhaliwal implemented this in Discourse Category Headers theme component, with details in PR #14 and a feature request by agemo read more.

Newcomers asked if crossover from Python to Ruby is straightforward; positive experiences were shared by MachineScholar and NateDhaliwal in Is going from Python to Ruby easy?, referencing guidance by bletch read more and further tips here.

Multiple Discourse sites experienced a Job exception: Waited 1.0 seconds after migration to Hetzner; resource allocation and monitoring configurations were discussed in Job exception error.

Activity by the @team Group

mcwumbly clarified thread vs. inline reply mechanics and explained design rationale in the Add Reply-in-Line back to Chat feature discussion read more.
renato addressed the tablet composer bug and committed to investigating resizing limitations in Composer resizing problems while using a tablet.

Here’s to a night of puppy cuddles, perfectly sized composers, and zero surprise password prompts!

system · June 30, 2025, 9:04pm

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

New posts: 81
New topics: 17
Top users:
- sam: 6 posts, 8 likes
- JammyDodger: 5 posts, 3 likes
- jimkleiber: 4 posts, 2 likes
- saquetim: 2 posts, 6 likes
- elmuerte: 2 posts, 4 likes
- NateDhaliwal: 2 posts, 3 likes
- TheNab: 2 posts, 3 likes
- joffreyjaffeux: 2 posts, 2 likes
- HAWK: 1 post, 2 likes
- RGJ: 1 post, 2 likes

Interesting Topics

Rubi’s GDPR query sparked a technical walkthrough of Discourse’s anonymizer in Question About Anonymizing Users and GDPR, where elmuerte detailed how usernames, emails, IPs, and more are scrubbed—and why true reversal is “basically impossible.”
Inline JavaScript woes in the Landing Pages plugin led TheNab to dig into CSP logs, and awesomerobot supplied step-by-step adjustments in Can’t get script tag to work in landing pages plugin due to content-security-policy.
Hosted customers hit an iCloud “Hide My Email” snag, with notriddle troubleshooting Cloudflare errors while supermathie analyzed delivery logs in Hosted Discourse email deliverability to iCloud users using Hide My Email.
Esat_Ceber reported nightly Redis dropouts around 00:15–00:30, prompting community theories and config checks in Redis Connection Drops Every Night Between 00:15-00:30.
patrickemin wondered why self-created threads still show as unread in Unseen even though I created them, exploring expectations vs. /unseen logic.
Payment integration questions arose when MihirR asked how to pass usernames or emails to Razorpay—community members suggested custom plugins and webhooks in How to pass user details to Razorpay for subscription tracking.
A simple UI probe: patrickemin asked “what’s the ‘posted’ item in top_menu?” and JammyDodger clarified its purpose in Top menu posted item.

Complex MathJax inside <details> broke rendering; sam tagged MathJax not working inside details sections as pr-welcome and a PR soon followed.
Rapid-fire DMers saw staging hiccups when sending messages in quick succession—sam chased repro steps in I’m having issues sending DMs or channel messages in rapid succession.
Dark mode calendars with deep purple or black category colors hid event text; Magie’s report in Calendar events unreadable in dark mode if the category has a dark color spurred UX refinements.
Revision-mode reviewers discovered that cancelling “Revise post” didn’t always unclaim items; pento delivered a fix in Can’t unclaim post after cancelling from ‘Revise post’.

A “No bump” toggle (sage-style) was proposed by Johnny_McIvor—and community members noted it already exists for TL4 and staff in “No bump” setting.