# Discourse Version 2.8

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-version-2-8/182818>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Tags:** release-notes\
**Created:** [March 10, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-version-2-8/182818 "2021-03-10T21:49:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-version-2-8/182818/1 "2021-03-10T21:49:19Z")

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### Focus

- Show “last visit” line within topics, as we already do on topic lists ✅

- introduce light bubble PM style to help visually distinguish PMs from regular topics ✅

- Tagging is now on by default! Add [description to tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-title-and-description-to-tags/125187/4) and improve tag management UI. ✅

- Show draft counts in user drop-down, user page, and sidebar @nbianca✅

- merge the concept of “new unread” and “unread” @tgxworld✅

- Enable [automatic dark mode switching](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-dark-mode-color-scheme-switching/161593) by default (site setting `default dark mode color scheme id`) @pmusaraj ✅

- Improve “blank page syndrome” for user menu (notifications, assigned, bookmarks), user activity, user messages, and invites @andrei✅

- Add counts per group to suggested messages on group PMs @tgxworld ✅

- Impersonation should require a second factor @techAPJ ✅

- Add username (and full name?) matches to full page search results @Roman / @pmusaraj ✅

- Beef up accessibility @j.jaffeux @awesomerobot ✅

- Wildcard block for email addresses per [topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-wildcard-block-email-address/123552/25) @nbianca✅

- Direct to S3 uploads, retire jQuery file uploader replacing with Uppy @martin✅

- Improve the experience for users who have [pending posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/end-user-pre-approval-queue-experience-can-be-much-improved/68307/11). @loic ✅

- show posts awaiting moderation [on your user page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-view-my-own-topic-that-is-awaiting-moderation/187532) @loic ✅

- Improve error handling for theme/plugin `decorateCooked` APIs @david ✅

### Codename

- ~~[Strowger](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-version-2-7/166607) v2.7~~
- [Audion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audion) v2.8 ←

### Start date

May 19, 2021

### Planned release date

January 26th, 2022

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