Daily Summary (9pm UTC)

[Discourse]

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

• New Posts: 74
• New Topics: 9

Top Contributors:

• Arkshine (14 likes, 7 posts)
• merefield (12 likes, 5 posts)
• pfaffman (8 likes, 5 posts)
• StefanoCecere (8 likes, 3 posts)
• Turtle (5 likes, 3 posts)

Interesting Topics

Feature Category

• StefanoCecere proposed styling blockquotes as callouts similar to Obsidian’s implementation, with Arkshine quickly providing a proof-of-concept theme component solution.

• NateDhaliwal suggested integrating cheers with Post Voting to create a Stack Overflow-like reputation system based on upvotes and downvotes.

Bug Category

• Turtle reported an issue with hidden flagged content being visible in raw URLs, raising potential moderation concerns.

• schneeland discovered a bug where unread post counts show unexpectedly when opening previously visited topics, even when not tracking them.

Support Category

• AstonJ asked about preventing search engine indexing for specific categories, seeking a way to keep certain content private from search engines.

• leopedrini inquired about filtering topics to show only user participation, looking for ways to help users track their own contributions.

• Richie investigated why emails weren’t being sent when publishing from the Staff category to Announcements.

Dev Category

• merefield and david discussed upcoming topic-list changes and their impact on mobile customization, with new plugin outlets being introduced.

#Extras Category

• toc-rox proposed using AI for topic summaries and shared a detailed procedure for processing topic data with AI language models.

Installation Category

• kapchew encountered issues updating to 3.4.0.beta3, which was resolved by sam through a command-line rebuild approach.

Theme Component Category

• BrianC requested additional dropdown levels for the Dropdown Header component, seeking to expand navigation capabilities.

• hendersj suggested improvements to Right Sidebar Blocks, specifically for calendar functionality and category page display.

Plugin Category

• cultiv inquired about missing GitHub badges in the GitHub plugin implementation.

• Jagster asked about adding tags to ActivityPub federated posts for better integration with Mastodon.

Activity by the @team Group

• david provided guidance on mobile customization options in the topic-list changes discussion, mentioning upcoming developer documentation.

• sam helped troubleshoot a mini_racer upgrade issue, providing a solution through command-line rebuild.

• Falco suggested trying safe mode to resolve a blank update page issue after Docker Manager updates.

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

[Discourse]

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

• New Posts: 73
• New Topics: 5
• Top Contributors:
  • Canapin (3 likes, 2 posts)
  • tvavrda (3 likes, 6 posts)
  • NateDhaliwal (3 likes, 4 posts)
  • Heliosurge (3 likes, 5 posts)
  • mwaniki (3 likes, 4 posts)

Interesting Topics

Announcements

• Users continue to report challenges with the PostgreSQL 15 update, with xFocus and schneeland sharing specific issues around database shutdown and rebuild processes. mwaniki provided guidance on checking database shutdown logs.

UX

• Canapin reported an issue with topic navigation toggle on mobile devices, where certain areas become unresponsive to touch interactions.

• BryanV raised concerns about the mobile menu placement when clicking “latest” at the top of mobile view, suggesting it violates proximity principles.

• huynhthai824 identified an overflow issue with category names on mobile devices, noting that unlike tags, category names don’t wrap properly.

Support

• Johnny_McIvor inquired about implementing response posts functionality, similar to old YouTube’s response videos. NateDhaliwal provided guidance on using the “reply as linked topic” feature.

• Sheena asked about controlling language settings for system emails and notifications in a multi-language community setup.

• leopedrini explored options for restricting topic visibility to participating users only, leading to an extensive discussion about access control models.

Dev

• ddsongs requested guidance on creating a custom automation for sending PMs when topics are marked as solved.

• xlion sought help with topic-list column modifications using value transformers.

Theme Component

• huynhthai824 reported ongoing issues with tag name hyphen removal in various positions, particularly affecting website titles and SEO.

Installation

• Wurzelseppi encountered a PostgreSQL configuration error while working with encrypted RDS databases.

Activity by the @team Group

• mwaniki provided detailed technical support in the PostgreSQL 15 update thread, helping users troubleshoot database shutdown issues.

• HAWK shared guidance on language settings in the system emails and notifications thread.

• pmusaraj offered clarification about Android app usage statistics and promised to provide additional queries for tracking mobile app usage.

• renato responded to questions about recurring events display in the calendar plugin.

• tobiaseigen announced the completion of a move in the Tag List Widget thread.

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

[Discourse]

(Anthropic Sonnet 3.5 based summary)

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

• New Posts: 133
• New Topics: 17

Top Contributors:

• sam (22 likes, 7 posts)
• bloomexperiment (19 likes, 1 post)
• pfaffman (16 likes, 11 posts)
• awesomerobot (13 likes, 4 posts)
• LotusJeff (12 likes, 5 posts)

Interesting Topics

Site feedback

• bloomexperiment sparked an important discussion about being more welcoming to newcomers’ suggestions and complaints, with awesomerobot noting the importance of considering how feedback is delivered.

Support

• A significant CPU usage increase was reported after upgrading to 3.4.0.beta4-dev, which sam quickly identified and fixed as a mini_racer regression.

• Multiple users reported severe email issues following the recent 3.4.0.beta4-dev update, affecting reply emails and watched category notifications.

• An interesting discussion about digest emails continued, with mcwumbly noting they’re considering giving users more control over email preferences during account creation.

Dev

• merefield sought help with using @if in Theme Components with variables, which david solved by explaining the limitations of runtime CSS variables in SASS/SCSS.

• joffreyjaffeux announced improvements to the Discourse toolkit forms, including fixes and new documentation.

UX

• awesomerobot submitted fixes for double-button inconsistencies in the post menu interface.

• A topic navigation toggle issue preventing page interactions was identified and fixed by awesomerobot.

#CATEGORY-BUG

• zogstrip identified and fixed a chat plugin bug causing Redis memory issues by correcting the query for unread mentions and DMs.

Theme

• Users reported various theme-related issues, including problems with DarkPixlz’s Modern Theme and the FKB Pro Social theme.

Activity by the @team Group

• sam was particularly active, identifying and fixing a CPU usage regression and increasing the AI model timeout to 6 minutes.

• awesomerobot contributed several UX improvements, including fixes for double-button inconsistencies and topic navigation issues.

• joffreyjaffeux made significant improvements to the Discourse toolkit forms and provided guidance on chat plugin extensions.

• zogstrip resolved a critical chat plugin bug that was causing Redis memory issues.

• david provided technical guidance on Theme Component development and pnpm usage.

• mcwumbly shared insights about future improvements to email preference controls.

• mwaniki offered support for PostgreSQL-related issues.

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

[Discourse]

(OpenAI o3 mini - reasoning effort high based summary)

Today on meta.discourse.org…

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Key Stats

• Total new posts: 119
• Total new topics: 17

Top Users:

• bloomexperiment – 19 likes, 1 post
• awesomerobot – 13 likes, 4 posts
• pfaffman – 11 likes, 7 posts
• sam – 11 likes, 4 posts
• merefield – 10 likes, 5 posts
• StefanoCecere – 10 likes, 2 posts
• zogstrip – 9 likes, 4 posts
• joffreyjaffeux – 9 likes, 6 posts
• david – 7 likes, 5 posts
• AstonJ – 7 likes, 4 posts

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Interesting Topics

• #Site feedback – Friendly reminder to be open to new people’s suggestions or complaints
  bloomexperiment initiated a discussion on the importance of listening to fresh ideas, while awesomerobot later added a thoughtful perspective on how community feedback should be received. read more

• Support – Can someone tell me more about their Discourse experience?
  Community members compared Discourse with Discord and debated their strengths in supporting long-term, searchable conversations versus real-time chat. read more

• Support – Increased CPU Usage since 3.4.0.beta4-dev (58f75ed205) upgrade
  After reports of high server loads, sam explained the rollback fix while other users confirmed improved performance metrics. read more

• Dev – Is there any way to use @if in a Theme Component using a variable?
  merefield raised an issue with build-time conditionals in theme components, and david clarified that runtime CSS variables can’t be used in SASS/SCSS logic. read more

• #Developer Guides – Discourse toolkit to render forms
  joffreyjaffeux shared progress on making form rendering work seamlessly, offering full working examples that many find promising. read more

• Support – High CPU usage (Ruby)
  Team members discussed Ruby-related performance issues and confirmed that a recent update helped significantly lower CPU load. read more

• Announcements – PostgreSQL 15 update
  mwaniki detailed troubleshooting steps for clean database shutdowns during upgrades, sharing practical tips to avoid client connection issues. read more

• Support – How do you get First Share?
  A simple query about earning a badge sparked a quick response from Lilly, who explained that sharing via the topic controls triggers award processing. read more

• Support – More then 3 million enqueued jobs show in sidekiq? How to I stop it generate the queue?
  zogstrip identified that a flawed query was over-enqueueing jobs for chat notifications, and he outlined how this bug would be fixed shortly. read more

• Dev – Ember addons are resolving as incorrect peer dependencies. – fixed by removing “content-tag@3.1.0”
  In response to recurring dependency issues, pfaffman and david discussed better practices for keeping the lockfile in sync and ensuring a smoother development workflow. read more

• Support – PostGres 17 statement in backups is blocking restore mechanism
  Users debated the impact of a new PostgreSQL 17 timeout setting in backup files, with community troubleshooting tips offered for a cleaner shutdown process. read more

• Support – Is there a way to automatically grant custom badges without SQL?
  Lilly clarified that badge queries run as a scheduled job and suggested using the API as a workaround for automatic badge granting. read more

• Bug – Redis Memory Keeps Increasing in Discourse 3.4.0.beta3 due to chat plugin bug
  zogstrip revealed that a misbehaving job related to chat summaries was causing excessive memory use in Redis, and he confirmed that a fix was forthcoming. read more

• Feature – Improve new user onboarding by muting / following categories by interest
  StefanoCecere proposed an innovative plugin that would let users easily choose which categories to follow or mute during onboarding—a long-awaited enhancement for busy forums. read more

• Dev – Two tracked variables not updating
  NateDhaliwal and merefield discussed challenges with EmberJS’s reactivity system and suggested reassigning the entire object to force updates. read more

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Activity by the @team Group

• awesomerobot contributed valuable insight in the Friendly reminder to be open… thread, emphasizing a more welcoming approach to new suggestions.
• sam tackled server performance head‐on by detailing a rollback in Increased CPU Usage since 3.4.0.beta4-dev upgrade and sharing improvements in High CPU usage (Ruby).
• david resolved development challenges by clarifying limitations in theme component conditionals in Is there any way to use @if in a Theme Component using a variable? and offering guidance on dependency issues in Ember addons are resolving as incorrect peer dependencies.
• joffreyjaffeux showcased his expertise by contributing practical examples in the Discourse toolkit to render forms discussion.
• mwaniki provided key database update insights in the PostgreSQL 15 update thread, helping ensure smoother upgrade operations.
• Lilly clarified badge mechanics in both How do you get First Share? and the discussion on automatically granting custom badges, ensuring users understand the award process.
• zogstrip monitored system efficiency by pinpointing the issue in More then 3 million enqueued jobs show in sidekiq? and diagnosing a memory leak in Redis Memory Keeps Increasing due to chat plugin bug.

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

[sam (Sam Saffron)]

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[Discourse]

Today on meta.discourse.org…

Key Stats

• Total New Posts: 134
• Total New Topics: 23
• Top Users:
  • david: 4 posts, 22 likes
  • StefanoCecere: 8 posts, 17 likes
  • Saif: 1 post, 12 likes
  • jomaxro: 3 posts, 12 likes
  • Muhammed_EKİCİ: 4 posts, 12 likes
  • Discourse: 1 post, 11 likes
  • sam: 6 posts, 9 likes
  • Canapin: 3 posts, 7 likes
  • mwaniki: 2 posts, 7 likes
  • NateDhaliwal: 8 posts, 6 likes

Source: Daily Forum Data

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Interesting Topics

• Support th21 reported a critical issue in Site offline after rebuild where after a routine rebuild the forum went inaccessible, prompting a deep dive into logs and rebuild commands. read more

• Announcements Saif officially launched the Discourse 3.4.0: Major Release introducing one‐click AI spam detection and a simplified admin experience, sparking wide excitement. read more

• #Blog: In Unpacking Discourse 3.4, Discourse detailed the improvements behind the new release, including streamlined signup flows and mobile app enhancements. read more

• Bug A discussion was ignited around Users getting Internal Server Error when trying to change email address with Richie reporting the issue and Canapin suggesting a check on email normalization settings. read more

• Bug Roman_Rizzi shared insights on the AI Summarization Backfill is stuck, keeps regenerating the same topic issue, explaining the shift from created_at to last_posted_at in summary logic. read more

• Bug The missing “My Posts” sidebar link was restored in After latest updates on My Posts menu option missing after davidb’s targeted fix. read more

• #Translations: Driven by consistency concerns, StefanoCecere opened Suggest better italian translations to clarify string choices and language consistency. read more

• Feature Addressing user onboarding challenges, StefanoCecere proposed Improve new user onboarding by muting / following categories by interest to help subscribers tailor their feeds. read more

• Support In Sidekiq is running as user, community members debated whether the container UID mapping was a bug or expected behavior, with several insights shared. read more

• UX Don and awesomerobot investigated a UI quirk in Topic navigation toggle prevents interactions on the page noting that pointer-events adjustments restored functionality. read more

• Support A clarifying thread titled Trying discourse and plugins for github helped moderators understand the limitations of plugin installations on the GitHub version. read more

• Support The problem of a non-responsive site after a private plugin install was addressed in Private Plugin installation result in app not coming back online, with david suggesting a fresh rebuild to resolve the issue. read more

• Bug Not receiving notifications for some replies sparked conversation when users noted that some notifications didn’t clear correctly, with early hypotheses discussed. read more

• Support Discourse rebuild fails due to unclean shutdown was revisited as KhoiUSA followed guidance from mwaniki to perform a cleaner shutdown sequence before rebuilding. read more

• Bug In Severe Email Issue since last update a couple days ago, a flurry of posts detailed intermittent email delivery failures and empty email errors, spurring further investigation by team members. read more

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Activity by the @team Group

• david stepped in during the Site offline issue to diagnose the “site not responding” problem and shared a fix that brought the forum back online. read more

• Saif led the charge by officially announcing the release in the Discourse 3.4.0: Major Release thread, detailing significant improvements. read more

• jomaxro enriched the release discussion in 3.4.0: Major Release by adding additional context and feature highlights. read more

• sam contributed by weighing in on notification issues and offering constructive feedback on recent daily summary updates. read more

• mwaniki shared key performance insights during the PostgreSQL 15 update discussion, providing a helpful perspective on maintenance tasks. read more

• Roman_Rizzi clarified the nuances in the AI Summarization Backfill process by explaining the new logic for detecting outdated summaries. read more

• davidb addressed sidebar concerns by restoring the “My Posts” link as documented in After latest updates on My Posts menu option missing, ensuring a smoother user experience. read more

• tobiaseigen offered his troubleshooting expertise in the Site offline rebuild discussion, guiding users through diagnostic steps. read more

• Falco provided technical clarity on container UID issues in Sidekiq is running as user, helping demystify process mappings. read more

• nat lent a hand in the language consistency debate in Suggest better italian translations, ensuring community content remains true to its source. read more

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What a whirlwind day on meta—yesterday’s activity kept our engines running hotter than a caffeinated unicorn on roller skates!