# discourse 2026.8.0 — Discourse v2026.8.0 released

- Product: discourse (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/discourse)
- Vendor: discourse
- Date: 2026-08-25
- Version: 2026.8.0
- Original notes: https://releases.discourse.org/changelog/v2026.8.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/discourse/releases/2026.8.0

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- **added** — Staff can suspend or silence users directly from the User Needs Approval and queued-post review items without navigating to the admin page
- **added** — Active suspensions or silences are displayed on the user card
- **added** — Pinned chat messages now stay visible in a sticky bar at the top of the channel

###### Suspend or silence users from the review queue
Staff can now suspend or silence users directly from the “User Needs Approval” and "queued-post" review items, without navigating to the admin page. Any active suspensions or silences are shown on the user card, making it clear why certain options are unavailable.
###### New sticky bar for pinned chat messages
Pinned chat messages now stay visible in a sticky bar at the top of the channel, where they can be easily accessed by channel members no matter when they join.