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.
Discussion about recent changes to the signup form where chapoi explained the pivot to only marking optional fields and removing redundant instruction text.
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.
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.
Don highlighted an issue where the mobile keyboard covers input fields on certain pages, suggesting potential solutions using virtual keyboard properties.
A detailed discussion about free software and Discourse licensing emerged, with multiple users explaining the distinctions between free software, open source, and customizations
pbouda released a new SCIM Plugin that adds SCIM service provider endpoints to Discourse, enabling better user and group management through a REST API.
A user sought clarification about free software distribution of Discourse, with HAWK confirming that everything except some hosting/infra code is open-source.
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:
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.
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.
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.
A thoughtful discussion emerged about Communities of Practice and how Discourse can support them effectively. nathank and simon shared insights about purpose being a key foundational pillar and how Discourse naturally supports CoP use cases.
An important conversation about language correction in communities concluded that actively correcting users’ grammar may discourage engagement, though title curation remains important for searchability.
Don released a new theme component called “Be the first to reply” which displays a ghost icon encouraging users to start discussions. The component received positive feedback and quick fixes for compatibility issues with older Discourse versions.
chapoi proposed increasing chat avatar sizes in the sidebar from 22px to 28px, with sam providing feedback about maintaining consistent sizing with channel icons.
A user sought guidance on optimizing Postgres and Discourse DB performance after migrating a site with 500k topics and 3.5M users to Discourse, sparking discussion about database optimization strategies.
ted announced important changes regarding email normalization being enabled by default to combat spam signups through plus addressing. This change aims to prevent multiple accounts from being created using email variations.
A discussion about hiding topic view counters emerged, with Lilly providing CSS solutions for both site-wide and category-specific implementations.
Mihir.R inquired about mobile/desktop view toggling, with multiple team members emphasizing the importance of keeping this feature accessible, especially for tablet users.
Arkshine introduced an exciting new Emoji Fluff component that adds optional variations and animations to emojis. The component received positive feedback from the community, with Lilly and Bas praising the implementation.
Don provided significant updates to the Quick Profile Links Menu component, including improved UI elements and new customization options for the user menu tab.
paulofonseca.eth reported a server error when accessing topic revisions on a specific topic. supermathie and sam investigated the issue and confirmed it would be addressed within 7 days.
