tgustilo proposed an interesting Learner Mode feature to help new users understand Discourse functionality through tooltips and documentation links. The suggestion sparked discussion about continuous learning and onboarding approaches.
A forum administrator sought help after their site was hit with 5,000+ spam topics. Falco recommended updating Discourse, using spam control services, and implementing Cloudflare protection.
A user encountered URL rewriting issues with their forum after integrating with Ezoic’s media publisher network. The problem was resolved by reverting Cloudflare DNS settings.
Discussion about creating a two-level help webpage for community sites, with Lilly suggesting the use of categories and subcategories along with structured tagging.
lindsey introduced new fullscreen signup and login pages featuring an improved visual design and enhanced mobile experience. Moin suggested adding a “back” button functionality for better navigation.
awesomerobot released a new theme component to add groups to the /about page, allowing admins to showcase additional groups. Users have requested the ability to display group full names instead of slugs.
Exciting news for Discourse AI features as Saifannounced that AI Summarize is now available for Standard, Business, and Free tiers without requiring a 3rd party LLM provider. The feature can be enabled with one click from the What’s New section.
TheBaby5 reported an issue with the Customize About Page feature where new text wasn’t properly replacing old content. After investigation by Osama and tobiaseigen, it was determined to be related to locale settings.
Jun raised a question about private topic safety, with itsbhanusharma explaining the differences between unlisted topics and truly private ones.
connrrr sought help with preventing unicode hearts from converting to emoji, with Lilly and Falco providing several alternative solutions.
Users reported an issue with S3 uploads where rebuilds are failing with a “Cannot set dual-stack” error. Don provided a temporary workaround by using an earlier commit.
king_laurel reported several issues with the styleguide, including navigation problems and missing button examples. david confirmed a fix was already in progress via PR.
A discussion emerged about lounge category references still appearing in default regular badge descriptions, despite the pre-seeded TL3 Lounge category being removed.
Pieces sought clarification about Handlebars template overrides in theme development, leading to a discussion about best practices and alternative approaches.
A user reported an internal server error occurring when trying to delete toxic posts using the AI moderation system. The error appears when using both “Hide topic” and “Reject and delete post” options.
Rura raised a question about delays in trust level upgrades, particularly for TL3. Lilly confirmed that TL3 promotions specifically run on a 24-hour scheduled job.
wendellverli expressed interest in building a Photography Mentor Bot using their forum’s extensive content database. merefield offered assistance through the Discourse Chatbot plugin.