Since a few changes back and with the new Admin Dashboard it became increasingly hard to find the actual Version/Release number of my Discourse installation. It only shows commit hashes and “esr” as a tag, but not the actual version number. It is only briefly shown in the “update required” message.…

Scroll down on the main admin part. Its under system [image]

Note: the sections on the admin dashboard can also be reordered with the “Configure” menu at the top.

Thats a really useful tip! Thanks [image]

Hm, there is no such section in my (default) (new) Dashboard. But I am sure i havent hidden it, so it get lost while going to the new Dashboard layout.. I also dont find the config to enable it: [image]

It was added back as an option ~28d ago for self hosters here: [image] Better insights into your community with the redesigned admin dashboard We have added a redesigned system section. By default it can be found at the bottom of the dashboard (you can move this up in the configure menu). [Cle…

my syxstem is a self hosted (based on the Git Docker project) system and I dont see it.

Have you updated in the last 28 days? Also, an easy way (for me, anyway) to get the version is check the page source; it’s near the top. It’s control-U on Windows and Linux, so it’s 1 keystroke on any Discourse site, regardless of if you’re admin, logged in, or what page you’re on. [image]

What’s your current Discourse version? I wonder if you are tracking the stable branch/ESR and therefore have to wait until next year for that feature. I think in that case you could disable the upcoming change and use the old dashboard. Edit: found the answer in the other topic [image] Better i…

[image] Moin: What’s your current Discourse version? That’s a funny question, given my problem :slight_smile: but given the update notification email I followed, it should be 2026.7.3.

[image] Moin: so you will have to wait not sure what I should wait on, but sure. My post was mostly reporting a bug and asking a usage question. I guess the answer is “it’s currently broken in stable branch”?

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mcwumbly (Dave McClure) September 23, 2026, 2:00pm 6

It was added back as an option ~28d ago for self hosters here:

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