Daily Summary (9pm UTC)

[Discourse]

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

• New Posts: 123
• New Topics: 14

Top Contributors:

• pfaffman (31 likes, 9 posts)
• merefield (16 likes, 6 posts)
• Moin (10 likes, 5 posts)
• Lilly (9 likes, 2 posts)
• chapoi (6 likes, 5 posts)

Interesting Topics

Theme component

• pfaffman released a new Classic About Statistics theme component that restores legacy statistics functionality, receiving positive feedback from the community for preserving useful legacy features.

UX

• Discussion about recent changes to the signup form where chapoi explained the pivot to only marking optional fields and removing redundant instruction text.

Bug

• Users reported issues with S3 backups failing after updating to latest version. pfaffman provided detailed analysis of the underlying cause related to S3 configuration settings.

• A Google SSO signup failure with fullscreen login was reported and subsequently fixed by the team.

Support

• Questions raised about understanding max image height settings, with Lilly providing detailed explanations and examples of how the image sizing works.

• Discussion about topic deletion failures related to AI plugin integration, with Falco investigating the root cause.

Feature

• Request for SCIM support as service provider continues to gather interest.

• Discussion about caching onebox images and serving them from the main domain.

#Developer-Guides

• New guide published for developing Discourse on GitHub Codespaces, providing a streamlined setup process for developers.

#Site-Management

• New helper documentation released for AI-powered auto captions, including cost estimates and configuration details.

Activity by the @team Group

chapoi provided detailed explanations about recent signup form changes and investigated user interface concerns.

Lilly helped clarify questions about automatic groups and trust levels and provided detailed examples for image sizing settings.

HAWK participated in multiple support threads, including discussions about user interface elements and inactive user cleanup.

pmusaraj announced fixes for Firefox mobile reply composer issues and helped resolve CSV extension authorization problems.

Saif shared comprehensive documentation about AI-powered auto captions and provided cost estimates for implementation.

david updated documentation regarding Discourse development on GitHub Codespaces.

saquetim confirmed fixes for styleguide issues.

Falco investigated topic deletion issues and provided cost estimates for LLM usage.

tobiaseigen addressed broken links in the Admin quick start guide.

jancernik announced fixes for Google SSO signup with fullscreen login.

Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow!

[Discourse]

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

• New Posts: 114
• New Topics: 15

Top Contributors:

• merefield: 12 posts, 15 likes
• Moin: 6 posts, 12 likes
• Jagster: 7 posts, 9 likes
• pfaffman: 4 posts, 8 likes
• martin: 2 posts, 5 likes

Interesting Topics

#CATEGORY: Support

• A user inquired about determining if Discourse client distributions are free software, leading to an informative discussion about Discourse’s open source nature and plugin architecture.

• francis_exalate reported issues with search functionality when looking for specific code terms, highlighting differences between Discourse’s native search and Google site search.

• ambimorph sought help with email job failures, reporting over 3,800 failed email jobs requiring investigation.

#CATEGORY: Bug

• king_laurel identified an accessibility issue in the category selector, noting potential WCAG compliance concerns.

• Users reported ongoing issues with S3 backup functionality, which martin resolved with a pull request fix.

#CATEGORY: Feature

• SkyeDragon proposed adding remote image download support for chat, similar to existing forum post functionality.

#CATEGORY: Developer Guides

• A comprehensive guide for using Dev Containers with Discourse was published, detailing setup and configuration steps.

#CATEGORY: Theme

• Updates to the FKB Pro Social theme introduced new settings for disabling topic list modifications.

#CATEGORY: UX

• Discussion continued around staff notice positioning and potential improvements to reduce ambiguity.

#CATEGORY: Site Management

• A detailed exploration of customizing system email templates provided insights into email customization capabilities.

Activity by the @team Group

• martin resolved critical S3 backup issues and provided a fix in the Unable to backup thread.

• Lilly contributed to multiple discussions including customizing email templates and subcategory dropdown issues.

• awesomerobot offered assistance with icon customization requests.

• blake engaged with users regarding subscription update problems.

• jordan-vidrine followed up on code block sizing improvements.

• HAWK provided guidance in a discussion about email notifications.

Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow!

[Discourse]

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

• New Posts: 115
• New Topics: 12

Top Contributors:

• merefield: 15 posts, 28 likes
• Jagster: 9 posts, 16 likes
• Moin: 6 posts, 9 likes
• system: 1 post, 6 likes
• NateDhaliwal: 3 posts, 4 likes

Interesting Topics

Support

• francis_exalate encountered issues with permalinks containing special HTML characters, seeking guidance on proper URL encoding and handling.

• hhf.technology reported problems with Discord embeds not showing up for their Discourse forum links, which was traced to Cloudflare WAF settings blocking the requests.

• ambimorph reported issues with failed email jobs, seeking troubleshooting assistance for email delivery problems.

Dev

• A new Dev Container setup guide was published, detailing how to configure development environments using container technology.

• ZLMarshall submitted a pull request to improve email trimming functionality, specifically addressing code block handling.

Feature

• Discussion continued on IndexNow support for Discourse, with renewed interest due to AI search engines utilizing the Bing index.

UX

• ToddZ provided feedback on staff notices positioning, suggesting improvements using Unicode arrows for better visual clarity.

Installation

• laplasz sought help debugging SMTP connections with discourse-doctor tool.

Bug

• chulapo shared an update on server performance issues related to high CPU usage during postgres updates.

Theme

• Users reported ongoing issues with the Discourse Central Theme, referencing previously documented problems.

Theme component:

• AdamAndrews identified inconsistencies in locked icon behavior between preview and original categories.

• JBM discovered a conflict in the Topic Cards component related to the “hide users column” setting.

Activity by the @team Group

• blake responded to a subscription update problem, offering to investigate the issue locally.

• awesomerobot engaged in discussion about changing single instance icons, providing context on icon customization possibilities.

• jancernik addressed recent changes to the signup form, implementing fixes for tab order and field descriptions.

• jordan-vidrine followed up on code block sizing & color scheme improvements, seeking feedback on recent changes.

• Lilly participated in multiple discussions, including acknowledging a subcategory dropdown issue and providing support for permalink configuration.

Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow!

[Discourse]

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

• New Posts: 93
• New Topics: 5

Top Contributors:

• merefield (12 likes, 9 posts)
• pfaffman (6 likes, 11 posts)
• Lilly (6 likes, 7 posts)
• francis_exalate (6 likes, 9 posts)
• Jagster (4 likes, 3 posts)
• NateDhaliwal (4 likes, 3 posts)
• Don (4 likes, 2 posts)
• hhf.technology (3 likes, 14 posts)
• Moin (2 likes, 3 posts)
• davidkingham (2 likes, 1 posts)

Interesting Topics

Support

• hhf.technology reported issues with Discord embeds not showing up for their Discourse forum links, which was traced to Cloudflare WAF settings blocking bot access.

• francis_exalate encountered challenges with special characters in permalinks, specifically around URL encoding of characters like <> and %3A.

• Jun reported a 500 error when searching docs using Chinese characters, which appears to be related to plugin compatibility issues with the current Discourse version.

• laplasz sought help debugging SMTP connections with discourse-doctor, looking to troubleshoot email testing functionality.

UX

• davidkingham contributed improvements to staff notices positioning by adding directional indicators through CSS modifications.

• Don highlighted an issue where the mobile keyboard covers input fields on certain pages, suggesting potential solutions using virtual keyboard properties.

Feature

• Discussion continued around IndexNow support for Discourse, with renewed interest due to OpenAI’s search engine integration with Bing.

Theme

• Jun inquired about customizing topic list styles with the FKB Pro theme, specifically regarding the Topic List Preview component implementation.

Migration

• moshbit shared experiences with Xenforo 2.3 migration, highlighting challenges with the current importer implementation.

Installation

• A new discussion emerged about troubleshooting email configuration in Discourse installations, focusing on SMTP debugging approaches.

Bug

• Users reported issues with tag visibility in tag groups, where tags weren’t appearing in “All tags” lists despite proper permissions.

Theme component

• Zomb reported an error with the Discourse Gifs component on Mac, though posts still successfully include gifs after submission.

Activity by the @team Group

Lilly has been actively involved in several discussions:

• Provided insights on staff notices positioning and their natural flow in post ordering
• Worked on fixing category tagging issues in daily summaries
• Offered suggestions for permalink handling with special characters

jancernik made contributions to:

• Implemented fixes for signup form improvements, addressing tab order and field description visibility issues

Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow!

[Discourse]

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

• New Posts: 49
• New Topics: 7

Top Contributors:

• RGJ: 6 likes, 1 post
• Moin: 4 likes, 2 posts
• Lilly: 3 likes, 3 posts
• merefield: 2 likes, 1 post
• thoka: 2 likes, 1 post
• supermathie: 2 likes, 1 post
• Jonathan5: 2 likes, 3 posts

Interesting Topics

Support

• A detailed discussion about free software and Discourse licensing emerged, with multiple users explaining the distinctions between free software, open source, and customizations

• Users seeking help with permalink configurations for migrated content, with supermathie suggesting using Permalink Normalisation as a solution

• Discussion about system user avatar behavior in notifications, where custom images weren’t displaying correctly

• Question about alternative signup pathways and improving the application approval process

• Inquiry about implementing custom platform features directly into Discourse without plugins

Feature

• Request for the Brave default theme, with Lilly providing guidance on how to achieve a similar look using existing theme settings

Bug

• Report about removing !important CSS declarations to improve button state accessibility

wordpress

• Question about webhook behavior for comment counting after post deletion

UX

• Discussion about staff notices positioning across different themes

Theme

• Updates to DarkPixlz’s Modern Theme with new profile features

Site feedback

• Report about strange AI helper appearance which was subsequently resolved

Activity by the @team Group

Lilly was particularly active, contributing to several discussions:

• Provided guidance on recreating the Brave theme using existing customization options
• Adjusted search priority settings in the Daily Summary Feedback topic
• Shared insights about staff notice positioning in the UI

supermathie offered technical assistance in the permalink configuration discussion, suggesting the use of Permalink Normalisation.

sam inquired about reproduction steps for the AI helper appearance issue.

Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow!

[Discourse]

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

• New Posts: 78
• New Topics: 12

Top Contributors:

• Moin: 11 posts, 11 likes
• pbouda: 2 posts, 7 likes
• sam: 3 posts, 7 likes
• piffy: 2 posts, 6 likes
• Richie: 1 post, 3 likes

Interesting Topics

Bug

• NateDhaliwal reported an issue where Related topics are not appearing when scrolling longer topics on mobile. sam confirmed this is reproducible and will be addressed in the next 4 weeks.

• Users discovered that hidden group memberships were visible on user profiles. Moin confirmed this has been fixed with a recent pull request.

Plugin

• pbouda released a new SCIM Plugin that adds SCIM service provider endpoints to Discourse, enabling better user and group management through a REST API.

Support

• piffy raised concerns about auto-grid-images functionality, noting confusion among users and requesting an option to disable the feature.

• Discussion around adding descriptions to categories, where Moin explained how category descriptions are shown differently based on user trust levels.

• martyn_thomas inquired about Welcome Link Banner visibility, with awesomerobot providing troubleshooting steps for banner display issues.

UX

• sam endorsed merging the improved code block sizing & color scheme into core, noting the superior visual experience it provides.

Feature

• Arijit_Sengupta suggested maintaining consistent topic profile pictures to match original posters rather than latest respondents.

• Discussion about scheduled messaging through chat features, with lindsey providing insights on communication effectiveness between chat and PMs.

Theme

• Updates to the Discourse Central Theme were discussed, with isaac adding the repository link to the first post as requested by Moin.

wordpress

• angus confirmed upcoming support for delete post webhooks in the WordPress plugin to better handle comment count synchronization.

Activity by the @team Group

• sam confirmed and investigated the Related Topics bug, setting it as medium priority for resolution within 4 weeks.

• pmusaraj provided clarification about passkey functionality and discussed potential keyboard coverage fixes for mobile input fields.

• awesomerobot helped troubleshoot Welcome Banner visibility issues.

• lindsey engaged in discussion about chat automation features, providing insights on communication patterns.

• isaac updated the Discourse Central Theme documentation with repository information.

Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow!

[Discourse]

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

• New Posts: 145
• New Topics: 25
• Top Contributors:
  • Moin (22 likes, 11 posts)
  • HAWK (16 likes, 5 posts)
  • merefield (10 likes, 1 post)
  • tobiaseigen (9 likes, 11 posts)
  • nathank (6 likes, 3 posts)

Interesting Topics

Support

• martyn_thomas raised questions about the differences between Chat and Messages, leading to an insightful discussion about their distinct purposes and use cases.

• A user sought clarification about free software distribution of Discourse, with HAWK confirming that everything except some hosting/infra code is open-source.

• 皓天_俞 asked about rules for responding to old posts, with merefield explaining that topics remain open unless moderators close them.

• francis_exalate received help with permalink configuration from supermathie and pfaffman, who provided detailed solutions for URL normalization.

• Helga_Razinkova reported an issue with chat text field activation, which was quickly identified and addressed by the team.

UX

• king_laurel suggested improving button accessibility by replacing spans with proper button elements.

• markersocial proposed displaying usernames in browser tabs for better tab management in user admin pages.

Feature

• static0259 identified potential improvements for the chat notifications system, suggesting better integration with the main notifications menu.

Bug

• Don reported that starting new AI bot conversations removes PM drafts, leading to discussion about draft management.

Marketplace

• A user requested assistance with adding background images to their community, receiving guidance about available options.

Activity by the @team Group

HAWK was particularly active, providing clarification about Discourse’s open-source nature in the free software discussion and explaining the distinct purposes of chat and messages in this feature discussion.

tobiaseigen engaged in multiple support threads, including:

• Helping investigate a messages inbox display issue
• Updating a data explorer query for tracking invite links
• Providing guidance on calendar plugin functionality

awesomerobot confirmed the implementation of button accessibility improvements in this UX update.

chapoi contributed to discussions about chat functionality and provided clarification about DM interfaces.

supermathie offered technical assistance with Git certificate issues and permalink configuration.

joffreyjaffeux investigated and confirmed a chat text field issue.

Saif participated in discussions about AI feature naming and provided updates on AI triage capabilities.

Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow!

[Discourse]

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

• New Posts: 80
• New Topics: 13

Top Contributors:

• Moin (15 likes, 5 posts)
• king_laurel (11 likes, 9 posts)
• Jonathan5 (8 likes, 9 posts)
• chapoi (6 likes, 2 posts)
• merefield (5 likes, 1 post)

Interesting Topics

Bug

• king_laurel reported an issue with arrow key navigation in certain dropdowns throughout Discourse. sam acknowledged the inconsistency and is investigating with the member experience team.

• supermathie identified a bug where text in code blocks is being modified during the process of downloading local copies of images.

Feature

• markersocial suggested adding a new setting to delete notifications after X days, similar to how email logs can be configured to expire.

• Jonathan5 proposed having Discourse treat emailed reactions as likes, particularly for Outlook 365 reactions.

UX

• king_laurel suggested improvements to the emoji panel to eliminate unnecessary horizontal scrollbars.

• A discussion about improved code block sizing & color schemes continued with fitzy and jordan-vidrine discussing specific implementation details.

Support

• Firsh asked about best practices for managing recurring event topics, with pfaffman suggesting creating new topics monthly rather than editing existing ones.

• ecki inquired about pushing important messages to staff regardless of tracking settings, with pfaffman suggesting using @staff mentions.

Site feedback

• Moin noticed that pinned topics were not appearing correctly at the top of /latest, sparking an investigation into the behavior.

• A discussion about responding to old posts concluded that necroposting is acceptable when the contribution is relevant.

Theme component

• Pieces requested functionality for tracking topic change history in documentation categories, with HAWK noting they currently handle this manually.

Installation

• Users discussed solutions for a Git error during app rebuilding, which was ultimately resolved as a proxy configuration issue.

Activity by the @team Group

• chapoi provided clarification on UX improvements regarding modal spacing and committed to reviewing the current implementation.

• HAWK responded to inquiries about topic change history functionality and email reactions.

• sam investigated dropdown navigation issues and draft preservation concerns with AI bot conversations.

• lindsey provided an update on the iPhone Mail dark mode issue.

• jordan-vidrine and joffreyjaffeux addressed various UX concerns including code block styling and search functionality.

• awesomerobot discussed icon implementation details in response to user interface questions.

• Falco provided a solution regarding leaderboard display requirements.

Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow!

[Discourse]

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

• New Posts: 135
• New Topics: 19

Top Contributors:

• NateDhaliwal (17 posts, 18 likes)
• sam (7 posts, 17 likes)
• Moin (9 posts, 13 likes)
• itsbhanusharma (6 posts, 11 likes)
• merefield (7 posts, 10 likes)

Interesting Topics

Community

• A thoughtful discussion emerged about language correction practices in forums, where Bas and others discussed the balance between maintaining quality standards and being welcoming to users.

• tgustilo initiated an interesting proposal for a Working Group on Communities of Practice, exploring how to optimize Discourse for collaborative learning communities.

Support

• MortenCopenhagen sought help with avoiding upload errors when copying from Google Docs, which was solved by dax through adjusting authorized extensions settings.

• A discussion about WebP images being broken in Gmail raised questions about email compatibility and image processing.

• JimmyKater inquired about implementing reward signs on user avatars to recognize exceptional contributions.

Dev

• david initiated an important discussion about resolving the this-property-fallback deprecation in preparation for Ember 4.x upgrades.

• pfaffman reported an issue with Permalink.create functionality affecting import scripts.

UX

• The community discussed improvements to code block sizing & color schemes, with jordan-vidrine working on merging changes into core.

• david identified inconsistencies in padding for non-highlighted code blocks.

Site feedback

• Users noticed issues with missing pinned topics, with Moin confirming partial resolution.

Theme component

• NateDhaliwal released a new theme component for displaying birthdays and anniversaries in a banner.

Activity by the @team Group

• sam investigated and fixed a bug with AI bot streaming issues, implementing a fix through a GitHub PR.

• tobiaseigen provided guidance on calendar features for recurring events and suggested using Pin Topic automation.

• david contributed to discussions about code block styling and led the conversation about Ember deprecation resolution.

• chapoi implemented improvements to the mobile post action modal, addressing spacing issues.

• lindsey helped categorize a feature request about presence indicator visibility.

• awesomerobot assisted with troubleshooting Discourse detection issues.

Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow!

[Discourse]

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

• New Posts: 98
• New Topics: 16

Top Contributors:

• HAWK (18 likes, 4 posts)
• Don (11 likes, 5 posts)
• king_laurel (10 likes, 9 posts)
• Moin (7 likes, 6 posts)
• Lilly (7 likes, 5 posts)

Interesting Topics

Support

• king_laurel discovered an issue with the “back” button appearing inconsistently in the interface. HAWK and Lilly provided guidance on how to reliably reproduce the button for styling purposes.

• A question arose about disabling replies to Discobot, with dax suggesting either disabling the bot entirely or changing its welcome message type to prevent user replies.

• willie sought guidance on updating from beta to stable version, where pfaffman explained why downgrading versions isn’t possible.

Dev

• RGJ reported a bug in many importers related to the transition from PostUpload to UploadReference.

• NateDhaliwal asked about getting textbox data after pressing a button in plugins, seeking help with Ember frontend to Ruby backend communication.

UX

• king_laurel reported an odd line appearing after menu panel in mobile view.

Community

• An interesting discussion about Communities of Practice was started, with HAWK sharing insights about building CoPs on Discourse.

Feature

• EricGT suggested adding “with AI” to the “Powered by Discourse” footer for sites using AI features.

Bug

• NateDhaliwal reported an issue with Latest (1) and New (1) indicators showing incorrectly despite no unread topics.

#Hosting:

• BrianC shared a comprehensive guide for integrating Discourse with Caddy and WordPress using Docker.

Activity by the @team Group

• HAWK provided support in multiple threads, including guidance on Communities of Practice and avatar decorations.

• Lilly assisted users with technical issues, particularly in the back button visibility thread and provided corrections in the Daily Summary Feedback topic.

• dax contributed to discussions about disabling Discobot replies and shared configuration tips.

• jordan-vidrine addressed styling issues in the code block sizing thread.

• tobiaseigen provided guidance on affiliate tracking and installation procedures.

• gerhard submitted a PR to fix the Permalink.create issue.

• david shared insights about the this-property-fallback deprecation and mass PR tools.

• sam provided guidance on AI bot personas.

Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow!