# \#feedback

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/feedback/74.md

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## [Related vs Suggested Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/related-vs-suggested-topics/294721)

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**Author:** [@Saif](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saif)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/related-vs-suggested-topics/294721 "2026-09-12T17:49:01Z")

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:information\_source: Context We are playing around with the idea of changing what you see at the end of the topic, right now that would include Suggested" and Related" topics. Some ideas we are thinking of… Having only…

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## [Chat design proposal: poll + seeking feedback](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-design-proposal-poll-seeking-feedback/263029)

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**Author:** [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 7:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-design-proposal-poll-seeking-feedback/263029 "2026-08-23T07:02:22Z")

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Scope Device: mobile Target: chat index-page Hello everyone, I’m working on revising the mobile chat index page and after iterating for a while, I would like to ask our community to take a look at the current proposa…

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## [Feedback for Ask Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-for-ask-discourse/336805)

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**Author:** [@Saif](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saif)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-for-ask-discourse/336805 "2026-08-21T18:07:13Z")

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If you find yourself here, welcome to the feedback topic for chatting with Ask Discourse. In addition to the Ask Discourse site, you can now use chat to message the helpful persona directly. Coming soon Since we have r…

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## [Autolinking here on meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/autolinking-here-on-meta/309820)

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**Author:** [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/autolinking-here-on-meta/309820 "2026-08-21T14:07:15Z")

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Hello :blob\_wave: Quick question about what your thoughts are around our autolinking - do you find it useful, or do any of them get on your nerves? Are there any you’d wish to add, or even some you’d like to remove? We…

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## [Weekly Summary Feedback](https://meta.discourse.org/t/weekly-summary-feedback/292429)

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**Author:** [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/weekly-summary-feedback/292429 "2026-08-20T13:19:00Z")

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To join our Daily Summaries\[1\], we’re also trying out an AI-generated Weekly Summary as well so that you can all get a snapshot of what’s been happening here on meta over the past 7 days. This is the topic where you can…

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## [Daily Summary Feedback](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-summary-feedback/291853)

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**Author:** [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\
**Replies:** 264\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-summary-feedback/291853 "2026-08-06T21:31:34Z")

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With the creation of our newly minted #site-feedback:forum-summaries category, we now have an AI-generated Daily Summary that you can all check out to get a snapshot of what’s been happening here on meta over the last 24…

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## [Introducing Form Templates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-form-templates/278631)

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**Author:** [@renato](https://meta.discourse.org/u/renato)\
**Replies:** 40\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-form-templates/278631 "2026-06-16T14:42:48Z")

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:star: This feature is no longer experimental! Go here to learn more about the feature and how to use it in your community: Creating form templates Hello, Discourse Meta Community! We are excited to introduce a new e…

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## [Highlighting current user and bots in posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlighting-current-user-and-bots-in-posts/321851)

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**Author:** [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlighting-current-user-and-bots-in-posts/321851 "2026-03-19T18:04:41Z")

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Meta will soon be running an experiment where your own username and bots usernames are highlighted to stand out more in the content:

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## [New header dropdown / notification menu styles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-header-dropdown-notification-menu-styles/369574)

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**Author:** [@jordan.vidrine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan.vidrine)\
**Replies:** 81\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2025, 11:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-header-dropdown-notification-menu-styles/369574 "2025-08-13T23:36:18Z")

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This is merged → UX: Notification panel update by jordanvidrine · Pull Request #33795 · discourse/discourse · GitHub UPDATE: This is now active on meta for all users Summary Experiment for a new look & style for head…

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## [Feedback for AI gists, short summaries on topic list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-for-ai-gists-short-summaries-on-topic-list/339877)

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**Author:** [@Saif](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saif)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 12:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-for-ai-gists-short-summaries-on-topic-list/339877 "2025-07-31T00:01:01Z")

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You might have noticed that short summaries have been enabled on Meta. This will result in the topic list showing short summaries of the topics to help you get a quick overview. Any feedback is welcome! How are you…

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## [New Discourse Lightbox Enabled on Meta - now disabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-discourse-lightbox-enabled-on-meta-now-disabled/277810)

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**Author:** [@davidb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidb)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2025, 1:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-discourse-lightbox-enabled-on-meta-now-disabled/277810 "2025-07-12T01:12:22Z")

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:warning: This has been disabled as of 2023-09-25T16:00:00Z (UTC) :warning: We have enabled the experimental setting enable\_experimental\_lightbox on Meta. This is part of our ongoing efforts to improve your user experien…

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## [Introducing admin sidebar navigation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-admin-sidebar-navigation/289281)

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**Author:** [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)\
**Replies:** 107\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-admin-sidebar-navigation/289281 "2025-05-12T21:31:57Z")

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:mega: Update: The old admin top navigation has been officially deprecated and removed in the 3.4 release. The sidebar navigation has seen huge improvements lately and, going forward, is the only way to navigate the Dis…

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## [Tell us how you manage subscriptions on Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tell-us-how-you-manage-subscriptions-on-discourse/361365)

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**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 5:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tell-us-how-you-manage-subscriptions-on-discourse/361365 "2025-04-11T05:43:31Z")

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We’re doing some research into how people manage subscription-based communities on Discourse, and would love to hear from some folks that do this. The two supported ways of hosting subscription communities on Discourse …

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## [Speak with the Discourse product team about moderation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/speak-with-the-discourse-product-team-about-moderation/354962)

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**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/speak-with-the-discourse-product-team-about-moderation/354962 "2025-03-06T17:07:19Z")

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We’re doing some research around how people handle moderation and use the review queue in Discourse, and would love to connect with folks that use it. To help us get started with our research, could you please fill out …

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## [How do you use Discourse AI? Tell us and make it even better!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-use-discourse-ai-tell-us-and-make-it-even-better/295402)

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**Author:** [@Saif](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saif)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-use-discourse-ai-tell-us-and-make-it-even-better/295402 "2025-03-02T19:04:43Z")

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Hey :waving\_hand: Discourse AI has been out for some time now and I am trying to get an understanding of how people are using it. As the Product Manager for the AI team, I want to learn from your experience so we can mak…

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## [Do not show topics and PMs to admins unless they are participants](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-not-show-topics-and-pms-to-admins-unless-they-are-participants/344065)

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**Author:** [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 11:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-not-show-topics-and-pms-to-admins-unless-they-are-participants/344065 "2025-02-06T23:25:14Z")

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Continuing the conversation from: Discourse Encrypt (deprecated) - #236 Very sorry to hear. I imagine many are not aware of this so to speak loophole in the pm system. I have used the Customization \> Theme component t…

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## [Better documentation navigation with a new sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-documentation-navigation-with-a-new-sidebar/316058)

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**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2025, 11:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-documentation-navigation-with-a-new-sidebar/316058 "2025-01-04T11:43:10Z")

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This week, we published a significant improvement to Discourse documentation - a new sidebar! This feature is designed to make navigating and accessing our documentation easier and more intuitive than ever before. …

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## [Experimenting with some new scoring defaults on Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/experimenting-with-some-new-scoring-defaults-on-meta/283799)

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**Author:** [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2025, 3:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/experimenting-with-some-new-scoring-defaults-on-meta/283799 "2025-01-03T03:58:22Z")

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You may have noticed some fluctuations in the Gamification scores here on meta… :slight\_smile: Good news! It’s not broken. :slight\_smile: We’re testing out some possible new score values to try them on for size: …

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## [Share your feedback about the 🆕 iOS Discourse Hub app](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-your-feedback-about-the-ios-discourse-hub-app/340872)

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**Author:** [@rishabh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rishabh)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-your-feedback-about-the-ios-discourse-hub-app/340872 "2024-12-28T13:32:48Z")

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Over the past few months, we’ve made exciting improvements to the iOS DiscourseHub app. Did you know that the Discover tab has 500+ Discourse communities that you can join? Did you know you can install Discourse Hub…

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## [New onebox styling](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-onebox-styling/341687)

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**Author:** [@jordan.vidrine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan.vidrine)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2024, 8:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-onebox-styling/341687 "2024-12-10T20:52:10Z")

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Summary Experimenting with a new look for onebox styling, this minimally decreases the space taken up box onboxes. It follows a new pattern seen in the new Events UI post rendering. Screenshots Before After …

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## [Improved code block sizing & color scheme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-code-block-sizing-color-scheme/333946)

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**Author:** [@fitzy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fitzy)\
**Replies:** 39\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 11:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-code-block-sizing-color-scheme/333946 "2024-11-27T11:19:14Z")

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We’re experimenting with reducing the size of text and the line height, and increasing the height of code blocks, in order to improve readability of larger blocks of code. This is mostly problematic for large blocks of c…

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## [Topics list filter feature](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-list-filter-feature/263641)

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**Author:** [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)\
**Replies:** 41\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2024, 8:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-list-filter-feature/263641 "2024-11-24T20:26:18Z")

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We have recently introduced an innovative /filter route, enabling more sophisticated filtering of the topics list. Significantly, this marks the initial step towards a unified topic filtering language for both search and…

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## [Do you use AI Summaries?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-you-use-ai-summaries/293843)

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**Author:** [@Saif](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saif)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 3:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-you-use-ai-summaries/293843 "2024-10-09T03:03:40Z")

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:information\_source: Context AI summaries have been out for some time now. We’ve seen some early feedback but wanted to revisit the discussion. As we are thinking about investing in further development of AI Summaries, I…

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## [New sidebar experiment (Sidebar Feng Shui)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-sidebar-experiment-sidebar-feng-shui/320459)

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**Author:** [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 9:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-sidebar-experiment-sidebar-feng-shui/320459 "2024-10-08T09:29:14Z")

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We are running an experiment on meta that applies some tweaks to the sidebar design to create a more spacious and serene layout. By increasing the spacing between elements, and optimising padding and margins, we’re aimin…

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## [Experimental ‘lazy\_loaded\_categories’ feature enabled on Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/experimental-lazy-loaded-categories-feature-enabled-on-meta/299836)

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**Author:** [@nbianca](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nbianca)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2024, 6:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/experimental-lazy-loaded-categories-feature-enabled-on-meta/299836 "2024-10-01T06:22:18Z")

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:information\_source: This project has been put on hold for now. We may revisit it in the future and will post an update here if so. We are introducing an experimental feature to help communities with a large number of…

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## [Share your feedback about updated notification menu!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-your-feedback-about-updated-notification-menu/320403)

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**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-your-feedback-about-updated-notification-menu/320403 "2024-09-25T12:07:06Z")

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We’ve been working on improvements to the notifications menu and would love to get feedback from you! Your notification menu on Meta, accessible through your profile picture in the top right corner, has been redesigned a…

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## [Feedback on our simplified topic map experiment](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-on-our-simplified-topic-map-experiment/307584)

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**Author:** [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\
**Replies:** 101\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-on-our-simplified-topic-map-experiment/307584 "2024-08-29T17:56:32Z")

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As of August 2024 this is no longer an experiment, and is part of Discourse by default! Previously we asked for some feedback about our topic map in Request for feedback: how do you use the topic map? Today we’re rolli…

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## [Feedback on our instant search experiment](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-on-our-instant-search-experiment/308705)

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**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\
**Replies:** 33\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-on-our-instant-search-experiment/308705 "2024-08-07T14:47:53Z")

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Recently we’ve embarked on a two-month-long experiment to prototype a new search experience on Discourse. Please give it a test at https://meta.discourse.org/instant-search :speaking\_head: If you would like to chat ab…

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## [Speak with the Discourse product team about invites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/speak-with-the-discourse-product-team-about-invites/315749)

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**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/speak-with-the-discourse-product-team-about-invites/315749 "2024-07-16T15:39:00Z")

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Hey folks :waving\_hand: We want to learn more about if / how you use Discourse’s invite feature to invite new members to your communities. To help us get started with our research, could you please fill out the poll bel…

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## [Header drop shadow removal feedback](https://meta.discourse.org/t/header-drop-shadow-removal-feedback/308101)

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**Author:** [@jordan.vidrine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan.vidrine)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2024, 3:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/header-drop-shadow-removal-feedback/308101 "2024-07-11T15:28:53Z")

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We are testing out removing the drop shadow from d-header to modernize the look & feel a bit. After Before This is a fairly simple experiment, but if you do have feedback, please leave it here.

[Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/tag/feedback/74.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=feedback)
