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To try it on your own site: set up a decision model in admin > plugins > AI > models, turn on the "Combined AI search" upcoming change, then choose your model in the "AI ask AI search intent decision model" setting. 8/9

meta.discourse.orgExperimenting with combined AI search and decision modelsWe’ve been trying a new header search on Meta that puts AI search and keyword search in the same place, and you decide which one to use. Today we’re enabling a new step: using a decision model to guess whether you’d be best served by AI or keyword results. It’s available now as the “Combined AI search” experimental upcoming change. Decision models are small models built to answer structured questions very quickly, with the result being a simple probability. If your site has one set up, comb...

More here! meta.discourse.org/t/experimen... 9/9

Discourse is now testing a new search on Meta. AI search and keyword search share one box; Discourse can now guess which one you want, and when. 🧵 1/9

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If you switch away from the AI tab, Discourse counts that as a wrong guess. Switch a few times; Discourse remembers your preferences. 6/9

On Meta, the team logs the rules' verdict, the model's verdict and confidence, which tab opened and why, and whether the searcher switched away and how fast. 7/9

Discourse is now testing a new search on Meta. AI search and keyword search share one box; Discourse can now guess which one you want, and when. 🧵 1/9

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Discourse guesses only when the model is confident; it skips the model when it's slow. Sites without a decision model fall back to built-in rules. 4/9

The rules check search syntax (operators, # category, @ user, quoted phrases), matches inside the current topic, text in a different script from the site default, repeat searches, your learned preference, question phrasing (a trailing ? or five-plus words), and which tabs have results. 5/9

Discourse is now testing a new search on Meta. AI search and keyword search share one box; Discourse can now guess which one you want, and when. 🧵 1/9

People search a forum for two reasons. Some want an answer: how do I fix this, why does that happen? Others want a thing: a topic, a page, a person. Until now, you had to know which tool to reach for first. 2/9

Discourse asks two questions: Does this search want something explained or solved, or a specific topic, page, or person? And if you searched inside a topic or category, are you asking about that place or the whole forum? 3/9

blog.discourse.orgMarkdown Endpoints: Your Community, in a Format That AI Agents Can ReadDiscourse now serves every topic and topic list as Markdown, so people and AI agents can read your community's answers without the HTML clutter.

Discourse now serves every topic and topic list as Markdown, so people and AI agents can read your community's answers without the HTML clutter! blog.discourse.org/2026/10/mark...

blog.discourse.orgHow to Run the Best Comment Section on the Web: A Playbook for PublishersDiscourse gives publishers a comment section that screens spam with AI, translates threads into readers’ languages, and turns each article into a permanent thread that search engines and AI tools can…

How to run the best comment section on the web: our five-step playbook for publishers! blog.discourse.org/2026/10/how-...

blog.discourse.orgDiscourse in 2027: Building TogetherOur 2027 vision for Discourse: one open-source home where your people and AI agents build together - and you own it outright.

Our 2027 vision for Discourse: one open-source home where your people and AI agents build together - and you own it outright. blog.discourse.org/2026/10/dis...

youtube.comThe Ultimate Guide to Discourse WorkflowsAre you exhausting yourself managing a growing community by hand? M...

Discourse Workflows is our new native visual builder that puts routine admin on autopilot! Want to see what’s possible? Watch our launch video and see Workflows in action! youtu.be/Hes9lsc4QYM

blog.discourse.orgIntroducing Discourse WorkflowsIf your community is drowning in manual work, here's the fix!

Managing a thriving community just got much easier. Today, we’re launching Discourse Workflows, our native visual automation builder. Workflows let you easily chain triggers and actions right inside Discourse. blog.discourse.org/2026/09/int...

ask.discourse.comAsk DiscourseInstant AI answers for Discourse admins and developers, built on official documentation and years of community expertise.

You can now run your own AI Q&A site on Discourse, the same setup behind ask.discourse.com. If you're on the latest release channel, the settings are already there waiting for you! 🧵 1/9

Every hosted Discourse plan includes credits for our preconfigured hosted LLMs, so you can try this without setting up a model provider. 8/9

meta.discourse.orgYou can now use Discourse to power your own AI Q&A homepageIf you’re following the latest release channel, you can now access settings that allow you to run your own AI bot discussion site like ask.discourse.com! The new settings are: An ai bot conversations option in the default homepage site setting. To enable this option you must first have ai_bot_enabled turned on. If a user doesn’t have permission to use AI bots, they’ll be directed to the first option in the top_menu setting as a fallback. The option to add anonymous users to the AI ...

The full walkthrough, including our prompt and tool scripts, is on Meta: meta.discourse.org/t/you-can-n... 9/9

ask.discourse.comAsk DiscourseInstant AI answers for Discourse admins and developers, built on official documentation and years of community expertise.

You can now run your own AI Q&A site on Discourse, the same setup behind ask.discourse.com. If you're on the latest release channel, the settings are already there waiting for you! 🧵 1/9

Under the hood, it's an agent you set up in the Discourse AI plugin: a system prompt, the LLM of your choice, and custom tools that search and read topics on your forum. You can add URL sources too, like your pricing page. 6/9

ask.discourse.comAsk DiscourseInstant AI answers for Discourse admins and developers, built on official documentation and years of community expertise.

For ask.discourse.com, we ask the bot to search before it answers, link to its sources, and be transparent when it doesn't know rather than guess. It's a solid starting point to shape around your own community. 7/9

ask.discourse.comAsk DiscourseInstant AI answers for Discourse admins and developers, built on official documentation and years of community expertise.

You can now run your own AI Q&A site on Discourse, the same setup behind ask.discourse.com. If you're on the latest release channel, the settings are already there waiting for you! 🧵 1/9

You can also add anonymous users to the AI bot allowed groups. They'll see a preview of the page, and if they ask something, they're prompted to log in. Their question is still waiting for them when they're back. 4/9

The natural fit is support. Your forum can power a separate ask subdomain that helps customers find answers without digging through search results. 5/9

ask.discourse.comAsk DiscourseInstant AI answers for Discourse admins and developers, built on official documentation and years of community expertise.

You can now run your own AI Q&A site on Discourse, the same setup behind ask.discourse.com. If you're on the latest release channel, the settings are already there waiting for you! 🧵 1/9

Your forum already holds years of answers. Point an AI bot at it, and people can ask a question in plain language and get a reply grounded in what your community has actually written. 2/9

There's a new "AI bot conversations" option for your default homepage. Turn on the AI bot, choose that option, and visitors land straight in a conversation. Anyone without bot access falls back to your usual homepage. 3/9

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17 Sept

Webinar registrations are open! Discourse Workflows are a new way to build powerful, multi-step automations directly in your community platform. Join us for a complete overview and real-world examples. Secure your spot: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

meta.discourse.orgWebinar: Exploring Discourse Workflows📅 Exploring Discourse Workflows · September 17, 2026 2:00 PM → September 17, 2026 3:00 PM (America/New_York) · https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mCDK7QtXQZ2f9U9pNKlqRg Discourse Workflows are a…

17 Sept

Can't wait to jump in? Check out what the Discourse community are building with Workflows: meta.discourse.org/t/webinar-ex...

We know managing multiple chats can feel overwhelming. To help you stay organized and focused on what matters most, we've just rolled out new filter and sort options for your chat channels! 🧵 1/5

You've also got new sorting capabilities to keep things tidy. You can arrange each section alphabetically, by recent activity, or by priority, bringing your mentions and unread messages to the top. 4/5

meta.discourse.orgIntroducing new filter and sort options for chat channels 💬Until now, chat channels have been sorted like this, with no way to change it: Public channels - Alphabetically Direct message/group channels - By priority (unread first) Though when you are a member of a lot of public channels, or have a fair few starred channels, the list can be a bit overwhelming, especially if you only need those channels followed in case something interesting or important shows up. We’ve just added the functionality to select filter and sorting options per section of ch...

Your default settings haven't changed, so nothing will shift unless you want it to. We hope these updates make navigating your conversations smoother and more enjoyable. Log in and try the new options! Find more details here: meta.discourse.org/t/introduci... 5/5

We know managing multiple chats can feel overwhelming. To help you stay organized and focused on what matters most, we've just rolled out new filter and sort options for your chat channels! 🧵 1/5

Until now, your channels were sorted automatically - public channels alphabetically and direct messages by priority. While this was a good baseline, we wanted to give you more control to customize your sidebar the way you want. 2/5

Now, you can set specific preferences for each section of your chat sidebar, including public channels, direct messages, and starred channels. You'll be able to easily filter these sections by all channels, active only, unread, or just your mentions. 3/5

15 Sept

Discourse Workflows offer a brand-new way to build powerful, multi-step automations directly in your community platform. Join the Workflows webinar this week for a technical overview, real-world examples, and creative ideas to streamline your community management! zoom.us/webinar/regi...

blog.discourse.orgHow to use Discourse for Customer SupportThis guide covers how to use Discourse to cut your ticket volume, plus the habits that separate a support community that works from one that doesn’t!

3 Sept

The traditional customer support knowledge base is dead. Articles go stale almost immediately. A community-led customer support forum works the exact opposite way: real conversations between real users build a living database... blog.discourse.org/2026/09/how-...

youtu.beThe Developer's Hierarchy of NeedsMost developer relations programs start in the wrong place. Companies launch communities before their APIs work. They hire developer advocates before the documentation exists. They run events before…

2 Sept

Traditional SWEs. Citizen developers. "Vibe coders." Thanks to AI, the lines are blurring fast... Jordan Violet makes a compelling case for how AI is evolving the developer role and creating an entirely new generation of builders... youtu.be/z6tUX2FR9S8

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🧵 Zoom webinars are now built into Discourse Events, so your community can watch livestreams and join the conversation without leaving Discourse!

Useful ideas from the live chat can also be converted into Discourse topics, turning a one-time webinar into lasting, searchable community knowledge.

meta.discourse.orgZoom webinar livestream in the Events pluginYou can now run Zoom webinars as livestream events in the Discourse Events plugin, letting members watch the webinar and participate in chat without leaving Discourse. :discourse: For customers on our hosting, Discourse Events is available on the Business and Enterprise plans. 📺 How it works Once you have configured your community to support Zoom webinars (instructions here!), you can add your Zoom webinar URL and then set an event to be a livestream event. When members visit ...

Zoom webinar livestreaming is available through the Discourse Events plugin for customers hosted on our Business and Enterprise plans. We’d love to hear how it works for your community and what would make the integration even better! meta.discourse.org/t/zoom-webi...

🧵 Zoom webinars are now built into Discourse Events, so your community can watch livestreams and join the conversation without leaving Discourse!

During the livestream, members can watch, connect to audio, chat with the community, and use Zoom features such as raising their hand to speak.

The experience doesn’t end when the webinar does. The event channel stays open, giving members a place to continue the conversation and follow up on unanswered questions.

🧵 Zoom webinars are now built into Discourse Events, so your community can watch livestreams and join the conversation without leaving Discourse!

Create an event, add your Zoom webinar link, and enable livestreaming. Members can RSVP directly from the event topic and join the webinar as it begins.

youtu.beWhat You're Missing: How AI Translations Can Unlock Hidden Insights in Your Discourse CommunityAre you accidentally locking out your best experts? If your community only supports a single default language, you might be losing valuable insights every day simply because users don’t have the time…

19 Aug

Discourse AI translates every conversation for every member. It even helps your content rank in other languages! Setup takes one minute. Available now. 🌍 youtu.be/_X4gvX7jogA?...

blog.discourse.orgAMD: Building One Developer CommunityHow AMD built a unified developer community on Discourse - one instance with 50+ categories, custom gamification, and deep brand integration serving 5,000+ developers across AI, ROCm, gaming, and…

18 Aug

How AMD built a unified developer community on Discourse - one instance with 50+ categories, custom gamification, and deep brand integration serving 5,000+ developers across AI, ROCm, gaming, and enterprise. blog.discourse.org/2026/08/amd-...