There is an inconsistency on how add_to_serializer works between development and production. This is due how plugins are applied https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/lib/plugin/instance.rb#L600-L610 Given we reload the code in development, every modification we do to a parent seriali…

Inconsistent behaviour in plugins between development and production

vinothkannans (Vinoth Kannan) May 11, 2018, 4:14am 2

FYI there is an similar topic here Plugin working locally But not in live. Anyway good catch and your workaround looks awesome.

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