Daily Summary (9pm UTC)

[Discourse]

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

• New Posts: 146
• New Topics: 20

Top Users:

• Moin (24 likes, 11 posts)
• sam (11 likes, 16 posts)
• david (10 likes, 3 posts)
• HAWK (7 likes, 3 posts)
• CocoQuark (6 likes, 11 posts)

Interesting Topics

Support

• A user reported issues with font families not working in their Discourse installation, which was resolved by enabling force HTTPS in the rails console.

• Questions arose about accessing Azure AI API from Discourse, with the solution involving proper configuration of Azure AI’s networking settings.

• Discussion about sending Admin Dashboard information via email, with suggestions to use Data Explorer and the automation plugin.

Bug

• Users experiencing HTTP 403 errors with “BAD CSRF” in Discourse Docker installations, potentially related to recent security fixes.

• A report about wrong text color when hovering buttons on the 404 page, identified as missing top-level classes.

• Investigation into issues with Component enabling, particularly with Right Sidebar Blocks causing intermittent loading errors.

Feature

• Suggestion to add graphs of cheers history to user Summary pages, tagged with gamification.

• Request to implement quick setting of default Review filters for easier navigation in the Review queue.

UX

• Discussion about trust level restrictions and profile visibility changes for low-trust users.

• Report about size issues with the reply button being influenced by text size preferences on mobile devices.

• Feedback on the iOS Discourse Hub app regarding interface elements and progress bar display.

Announcements

• Update on AI-powered Spam detection with refined custom instructions showing positive results in spam prevention.

Activity by the @team Group

sam was particularly active, contributing to several discussions:

• Provided updates on AI-powered spam detection results
• Responded to questions about pagination possibilities
• Addressed multiple Discourse Encrypt deprecation notices

david engaged in detailed discussions about:

• Admin visibility of topics and PMs
• Site setting improvements for content suppression

HAWK provided moderation and guidance:

• Addressed activity summary subscription concerns
• Offered support for hosting-related queries

chapoi contributed to UI/UX discussions:

• Investigated 404 page button styling issues
• Confirmed fixes for mobile reply button sizing

tobiaseigen participated in:

• German translation discussions
• Mini-profiler functionality improvements

pmusaraj provided updates on:

• iOS CSS loading issues

Roman_Rizzi confirmed:

• AI embeddings model fixes

Falco contributed to:

• PWA badge updating discussions

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

[Discourse]

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

• New Posts: 71
• New Topics: 8

Top Contributors:

• LotusJeff (8 likes, 4 posts)
• CocoQuark (6 likes, 4 posts)
• RGJ (6 likes, 1 posts)
• ale-re (6 likes, 2 posts)
• Ed_S (5 likes, 8 posts)

Interesting Topics

Support

• Multiple users reported issues with Docker rate limit errors during launcher rebuilds, with md-misko identifying it as an IPv6-related issue affecting DigitalOcean droplets specifically.

• ale-re discovered their site was being flooded with password reset requests, which was resolved by enabling the login required setting.

• MarcP inquired about adding target=blank in global notices for external links, sparking a discussion about security considerations.

• willie asked about adding links to the sidebar, with Jagster providing guidance on implementing user preference links.

Bug

• Turtle reported a potential New User of the Month calculation issue, leading to a discussion about the weighting of likes and distinct account interactions.

UX

• A discussion about stopping older topics from resurfacing led to suggestions including the created topic sort theme component.

Theme component

• NateDhaliwal released a new theme component for unstarring all badges at once.

wordpress

• jrgong solved an issue with TutorLMS lesson custom post types by adding custom fields support.

Installation

• Users discussed supported PostgreSQL versions and provided solutions for fixing scheduled backup failures.

#Data & reporting

• A discussion about Dashboard Report Signups provided SQL query solutions for tracking user registrations.

Activity by the @team Group

• HAWK moderated and closed a contentious discussion about activity summary subscriptions.

• jordan-vidrine confirmed work on multiple fixes:

  • Addressing the reply count visibility issue in the theme category
  • Working on updates to Events functionality regarding the “0 going” display

• sam announced an upcoming fix for the AI embeddings model issue.

• tobiaseigen engaged with users regarding password reset request flooding.

• chapoi provided insights on text size preferences affecting button sizes.

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

[Discourse]

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

• New Posts: 67
• New Topics: 8

Top Contributors:

• BrianC: 1 post, 11 likes
• Moin: 2 posts, 10 likes
• merefield: 6 posts, 7 likes
• CocoQuark: 6 posts, 7 likes
• pfaffman: 4 posts, 6 likes
• RGJ: 2 posts, 6 likes

Interesting Topics

Support

• huynhthai824 reported issues with adding the Uncategorized category to the Navigation Sidebar. CocoQuark and MihirR investigated, suggesting it may be an intentional limitation or oversight in Discourse’s functionality.

• sandra.mccollum encountered issues with automatic discourse-setup running on SSH login, with merefield and pfaffman helping identify it as likely related to a custom login script.

• Andro asked about customizing CSS for the versatile-banner component, specifically looking to change colors of Expand and Close items.

• wenqin discussed uncomfortable updates to the forum’s appearance, which was traced back to recent changes in the discourse-simple-theme.

UX

• gassim explored possibilities for third-level subcategories, with Moin revealing this can be enabled through the hidden site setting max_category_nesting.

• meglio requested changes to chat message submission behavior, suggesting Cmd+Enter to send and Enter for newline as standard practice.

Bug

• bob_the_tomato reported issues with posting links resulting in web errors on a specific forum installation.

• MihirR reported a bug with user profile clicks in chat, describing how the interface breaks when clicking user names in certain scenarios.

Praise

• BrianC shared heartfelt holiday wishes and appreciation for the Discourse community and product excellence.

Plugin

• Discussion continued on the Discourse Chatbot plugin, with Sidi_Codet inquiring about support for alternative AI models beyond OpenAI.

#Hosting

• The Recommended Hosting Providers thread saw new discussion about SMTP ports, with pfaffman confirming port 2525 is suitable for email configuration.

Activity by the @team Group

• tobiaseigen participated in discussion about uncategorized topics in navigation, inquiring about related settings.

• joffreyjaffeux briefly responded in a thread about HTTP 403 errors.

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

[Discourse]

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

• New Posts: 93
• New Topics: 16

Top Contributors:

• joffreyjaffeux: 14 likes, 5 posts
• merefield: 13 likes, 7 posts
• BrianC: 13 likes, 1 post
• CocoQuark: 8 likes, 5 posts
• Don: 8 likes, 4 posts

Interesting Topics

UX

• A discussion about Enter to newline vs Shift+Enter to submit in chat gained traction, with joffreyjaffeux confirming the team is working on making this configurable with a PR already in progress.

• CocoQuark reported an issue with avatars overlapping topic focus state visual effects on mobile, providing screenshots to demonstrate the UI glitch.

Support

• FridgeTT sought help regarding their Brevo account suspension, with CocoQuark suggesting switching to an alternative email provider rather than troubleshooting further.

• A detailed discussion about database restoration was started by hellekin, exploring options for partial data recovery from pg_dump.

• sandra.mccollum received help resolving an issue with container configuration files that was causing startup problems.

Bug

• MihirR reported a user profile click issue in chat DMs that causes the window to turn blank, which joffreyjaffeux confirmed is being tracked for fixing in January.

• TomoftheFog identified unexpected behavior with Hide Details automatically scrolling to end in certain scenarios.

Theme

• MihirR shared a new Welcome Banner design inspired by the Discourse hiring banner, complete with responsive design and smooth transitions.

• Don provided CSS solutions for FKB Pro theme modifications to help users customize their implementations.

Community

• Architect started a discussion about challenges in launching new community sites, focusing on member recruitment and engagement strategies.

Praise

• BrianC shared heartfelt wishes for 2025, expressing appreciation for both the product and community.

Activity by the @team Group

• joffreyjaffeux was particularly active, confirming work on chat Enter/Shift+Enter functionality (link), acknowledging the profile click issue (link), and providing status updates on various features.

• Falco provided guidance on database ownership issues (link) and discussed user activity metrics.

• rishabh suggested exploring Data Explorer for visualizing cheers data (link) and helped troubleshoot user interface issues.

• tobiaseigen participated in discussions about password reset requests (link) and uncategorized topics configuration.

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