This was added last week: .discourse-compatibility main < 3.5.0.beta5-dev: 5e7bbafe0210010c61f337762a3d278ee9b75e8a Can someone explain the purpose? In principle, I understand what the file is used for, as explained in the documentation . But I do…

Just a heads-up, a compatibility entry has been added again: .discourse-compatibility 9d0a95737 < 3.6.0.beta1-dev: 38c281a9907b82f8af2a3a63e53801653fb3097c Edit: PR to remove it DEV: Remove the discourse-compatibility entry by moin-Jana · Pull Req…

What is the purpose of the compatibility entry in the theme skeleton?

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david (David Taylor) June 12, 2025, 10:53pm 4

Now removed.

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What is the purpose of the compatibility entry in the theme skeleton?

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