The community bid farewell to JammyDodger, a beloved Community Manager, in the So long, and thanks for all the fish! topic. Users expressed their gratitude for Jammy’s hard work, patience, and positive impact on the community.
gormus introduced a new Notification Banners theme component, allowing for customizable and flexible message sharing on Discourse sites. The component offers various styling options and can target specific user groups.
denvergeeks shared a Breadcrumb Links theme component, which adds navigational breadcrumbs to Discourse forums. Some users reported issues with missing icons and translation options.
A user encountered difficulties translating certain fields in a Reddit-ish theme for Discourse. awesomerobot acknowledged that some strings were not yet translatable and offered to address the issue.
A user asked about migrating from Salesforce to Discourse and integrating the two platforms. The community suggested exploring the official Salesforce plugin as a starting point.
HAWK expressed sadness at JammyDodger’s departure, noting the significant impact he had on the community read more.
awesomerobot acknowledged the need to make certain theme strings translatable and offered to address the issue read more.
Lilly provided helpful suggestions for accessing SSO external IDs and integrating with Google Tag Manager read more.
pmusaraj identified an issue with chat image lightboxes lacking download and original image options, and tagged lindsey to look into the feature request read more.
sam explained the uniqueness requirement for client_id in user API keys and suggested generating unique IDs in API calls read more.
hugh offered guidance on setting up the Discourse Doc Categories plugin and clarified its relationship with the older Docs plugin read more.
JammyDodger assisted users with troubleshooting issues related to chat image expansion and email-in functionality read more and read more.
SaraDev provided detailed explanations on category security settings and email-to-post functionality read more.
Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow!
The community bid farewell to a valued moderator in the So long, and thanks for all the fish! thread. Users expressed their gratitude for JammyDodger’s contributions and moderation efforts.
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nolo reported an issue with bulk edit options not showing on the topic list header when the Topic List Author component is enabled. Lilly quickly addressed the problem and provided a fix.
A user inquired about the possibility of using two different layouts with the Topic List Previews Theme Component. merefield explained that the Featured Images style is not selectable by category.
Aaron_Walsh reported issues with the Breadcrumb Links component, including its appearance in chat boxes and on login/sign-up pages for closed forums.
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Richie reported a layout issue with the Admin > Badges page after updating to Discourse 3.4.0.beta2-dev. Lilly investigated but couldn’t reproduce the problem.
Users discussed ongoing issues with the quote system on a specific forum, with examples of broken quotes and strange behavior in the composer.
Andro inquired about the purpose of IMAP settings in Email Settings, wondering if IMAP could be used with a self-hosted Postfix server.
nwnuyhs asked if unsent emails would continue to be sent after switching to a new SMTP provider. supermathie explained how Sidekiq jobs handle failed email attempts.
Clo encountered issues during a Discourse update, resulting in a migration failure. The community provided guidance on accessing backups and troubleshooting the installation.
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Jonathan5 requested assistance in updating a theme component that adds text beside the “home-logo” in preparation for upcoming header changes.
supermathie offered guidance on handling unsent emails when switching SMTP providers, explaining how Sidekiq jobs manage retries for failed email attempts.
Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you again tomorrow!
ludwikc sparked a discussion about Discourse vs Skool, exploring the reasons behind Skool’s popularity and what features Discourse could potentially learn from it. Users debated the differences in target audiences and engagement features between the two platforms. read more
sam discussed potential future developments for automatic translation features in Discourse, mentioning the possibility of integrating it with Discourse AI.