# Links not appearing since the last theme component update

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-not-appearing-since-the-last-theme-component-update/282144
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** custom-header-links
**Created:** [October 12, 2023, 7:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-not-appearing-since-the-last-theme-component-update/282144 "2023-10-12T07:57:07Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2023, 7:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-not-appearing-since-the-last-theme-component-update/282144/7 "2023-10-14T07:03:52Z")

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> [@ToddZ](#):
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> I can’t find any docs explaining the beta release progression/situation.

> [@Understanding Discourse release channels](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-discourse-always-install-beta-versions-by-default/264400):
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> bookmark This guide explains the different types of Discourse releases and how different channels are used for updates. person_raising_hand Required user level: All users Release channels Discourse has four primary release channels, each serving a different purpose: main, latest, release, and esr. The default channel used when installing a production version of Discourse is latest. Since November 2025, Discourse uses a date-based versioning scheme: YYYY.MM.PATCH (e.g., v2026.2.0). On …

As you can read there, you only get notified to update when there is a new milestone. If you were told to update after every commit, that would be several times a day.  
When you notice a bug it’s always good to update first to check whether it was already fixed.

I also like [Finding what version of Discourse you're using](https://meta.discourse.org/t/find-what-version-of-discourse-youre-using/104326) as an explanation how you can check your exact version on GitHub. Of coure as an admin you don’t need the html view.

Here is the explanation for -dev

> [@From Discourse 3.2: adding -dev suffix to beta versions under active development](https://meta.discourse.org/t/from-discourse-3-2-adding-dev-suffix-to-beta-versions-under-active-development/273490):
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> On tests-passed, starting with 3.2.0.beta1-dev, Discourse core version numbers will include a -dev suffix to indicate that they’re not the final ‘release’ versions of a beta. This suffix doesn’t appear in the UI, so this is a technicality which will have no impact on the vast majority of people. For the technical details, see below: In the beta series for Discourse 3.1 and below, our versioning strategy was to ‘release’ a beta, and then leave the version number in tests-passed exactly the sam…

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