# Contribute **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=476 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 477 --- ## [Emails sent to category watchers even after topic is converted to PM](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emails-sent-to-category-watchers-even-after-topic-is-converted-to-pm/81122)
**Author:** [@Parker1090](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Parker1090)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emails-sent-to-category-watchers-even-after-topic-is-converted-to-pm/81122 "2018-02-21T20:17:59Z")
Hi all, We’ve just had a situation on a forum where we’ve had a user post to a category being watched by other users. However, given the nature of their query, it was converted to a PM within 3 minutes by a moderator. A… --- ## [Small Suggestion Regarding twitter configuration text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/small-suggestion-regarding-twitter-configuration-text/77749)
**Author:** [@itsbhanusharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itsbhanusharma)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/small-suggestion-regarding-twitter-configuration-text/77749 "2018-02-21T18:07:54Z")
Discourse admin has mention of dev.twitter.com which now redirects to developer.twitter.com however, user needs to be redirected to apps.twitter.com instead to create a new application in order to obtain the necessary t… --- ## [Bug when deleting tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-when-deleting-tags/81072)
**Author:** [@andy.czerwonka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/andy.czerwonka)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2018, 5:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-when-deleting-tags/81072 "2018-02-21T17:49:02Z")
Message (2 copies reported) NoMethodError (undefined method \`category\_id' for nil:NilClass) /var/www/discourse/app/models/topic\_tag.rb:16:in \`block in <class:TopicTag>' Backtrace /var/www/discourse/app/models/top… --- ## [Internal links not oneboxing in private messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/internal-links-not-oneboxing-in-private-messages/80602)
**Author:** [@xrav3nz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xrav3nz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/internal-links-not-oneboxing-in-private-messages/80602 "2018-02-21T16:29:33Z")
I first noticed this from the private messages I received from the “Save Searches” plugin yesterday: I thought this was simply flaky but the same happened with today’s message. Internal links seem to onebox fine … --- ## [Delegating additional trust to moderators or other groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delegating-additional-trust-to-moderators-or-other-groups/73453)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delegating-additional-trust-to-moderators-or-other-groups/73453 "2018-02-21T13:24:20Z")
I am starting to feel similar issues in our environment. I want to delegate more trust to people to help make design decisions about how we use the site, but the powers needed fall somewhere between moderator and admin… --- ## [Import data from e.g Amazon like ISBN etc (A extended onebox solution for Amazon)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-data-from-e-g-amazon-like-isbn-etc-a-extended-onebox-solution-for-amazon/79565)
**Author:** [@frold](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frold)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2018, 7:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-data-from-e-g-amazon-like-isbn-etc-a-extended-onebox-solution-for-amazon/79565 "2018-02-21T07:15:33Z")
I would like to add a book review section at my site. One box does some of the job like: But is it possible to “hack” to a form like this? Image Title: Author: ISBN: Book description: Star rating from Amazon --- ## [Move long titles to Message Area](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-long-titles-to-message-area/81093)
**Author:** [@gklages](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gklages)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2018, 11:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-long-titles-to-message-area/81093 "2018-02-20T23:45:15Z")
As shown in my screenshot, I watch forums to read in Outlook, which works great except some forum posters put their entire message in the Subject Title (not entirely viewable) with only a few words in the Message Area… --- ## [You can use zero width spaces to make a (seemingly) five character title](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-can-use-zero-width-spaces-to-make-a-seemingly-five-character-title/80911)
**Author:** [@Nindroid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nindroid)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-can-use-zero-width-spaces-to-make-a-seemingly-five-character-title/80911 "2018-02-20T19:11:37Z")
Hi. This isn’t really a bug (or a problem, really), and I don’t see any other categories which make sense to me. So I’d appreciate it if someone can tell me where to put it. Thank you. You can get past the character li… --- ## [Search only within topic titles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-only-within-topic-titles/27600)
**Author:** [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2018, 4:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-only-within-topic-titles/27600 "2018-02-20T04:39:35Z")
I’m often in the situation where I only want to search for topics that have certain words in their title. So, it would be great if there was a search modifier that allows me to search only within topic titles (something… --- ## [To choose categories is locked when browsing, bug?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/to-choose-categories-is-locked-when-browsing-bug/80823)
**Author:** [@frold](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frold)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 8:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/to-choose-categories-is-locked-when-browsing-bug/80823 "2018-02-18T20:46:09Z")
I would like to make a post in 1 forum eg. features, but choosed to change it to be placed in support, but the categories dropdown is not updated when browsing around? Im not sure if that’s on purpose? https… --- ## [Design in messages (change)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/design-in-messages-change/80892)
**Author:** [@Stranik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stranik)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 8:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/design-in-messages-change/80892 "2018-02-18T20:35:11Z")
Hello. In private messages I see: Maybe the menu on the left is a mess? Maybe add an icon or remove an icon to align menu items? --- ## [Allow admins to view all Trust Level promotions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-admins-to-view-all-trust-level-promotions/80867)
**Author:** [@KazWolfe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KazWolfe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-admins-to-view-all-trust-level-promotions/80867 "2018-02-18T19:16:15Z")
We already have a way to see progression requirements to Trust Level 3 from the admin panel, but we don’t have access to anything else. I think it would be beneficial for (at least) admins to see promotion progress from… --- ## [Admin Panel Usage Export Missing Dates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-panel-usage-export-missing-dates/35361)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-panel-usage-export-missing-dates/35361 "2018-02-18T19:11:11Z")
Hope this one is fairly self explanatory. Today I attempted to do some data analysis on the Discourse usage. Was trying to compare New Users with Unique Visits with Posts. I went into the admin panel, opened the usage… --- ## [Drag-and-drop reordering in /admin broken?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/drag-and-drop-reordering-in-admin-broken/80855)
**Author:** [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 9:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/drag-and-drop-reordering-in-admin-broken/80855 "2018-02-18T09:28:52Z")
I was pretty sure that the last time I tried to change top bar order, I could just drag the ‘top bar’ entries around via ‘Admin-\>Settings-\>Basic Settings-\>top bar’ but today I can’t. I can click on each entry, which app… --- ## [Impersonating a user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impersonating-a-user/80862)
**Author:** [@Biscuit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Biscuit)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 6:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impersonating-a-user/80862 "2018-02-18T06:15:24Z")
I clicked impersonate a user, as they requested assistance and I wanted to see what access they had. I also wanted to understand how impersonate a user worked and what it’s used for. I expected to simply see the same … --- ## [Which forum members create the most work for staff?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-forum-members-create-the-most-work-for-staff/80779)
**Author:** [@Biscuit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Biscuit)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 5:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-forum-members-create-the-most-work-for-staff/80779 "2018-02-18T05:51:53Z")
Feature suggestion: Monitor which forum members create the most moderation / administrative work for staff. This could be achieved by counting the number of “Staff contacts made” eg: Flags approved about their posts. O… --- ## [Solved link to solved post opens in new tab](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-link-to-solved-post-opens-in-new-tab/80661)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 5:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-link-to-solved-post-opens-in-new-tab/80661 "2018-02-18T05:20:32Z")
See Auto-lock topics after X days? for example. If you click “post #5” (and perhaps if you have open external links in new window set in your user profile) it open in a new tab. That seems like a :bug:. --- ## [Pasted Link Topic Notification Email Does Not Show the Link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pasted-link-topic-notification-email-does-not-show-the-link/80810)
**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2018, 10:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pasted-link-topic-notification-email-does-not-show-the-link/80810 "2018-02-17T10:12:34Z")
\_This is the inverse of https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-in-create-a-topic-from-a-link/69644\_ A new topic can be created by pasting a link in place of the topic title. This brings the link to the front, attaching it t… --- ## [Allow me to disable emojis in topic titles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-me-to-disable-emojis-in-topic-titles/76747)
**Author:** [@Seth\_Godin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Seth_Godin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2018, 12:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-me-to-disable-emojis-in-topic-titles/76747 "2018-02-17T12:29:24Z")
I’d love a global switch that says, “no emojis in subject lines” it can just be forward moving, leaving the existing posts as is… the problem is escalation. One leads to five leads to a mess. --- ## [Passwordless signin via email link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/passwordless-signin-via-email-link/57569)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2018, 10:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/passwordless-signin-via-email-link/57569 "2018-02-17T10:41:54Z")
Continuing the discussion from Is there a way to make the password requirements more simple?: Prior art: GitHub - aaemnnosttv/wp-cli-login-command: Log in to WordPress with secure passwordless magic links. · GitHub G… --- ## [Colors of plugin:theme vs plugin:broken-plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/colors-of-plugin-theme-vs-plugin-broken-plugin/80767)
**Author:** [@featheredtoast](https://meta.discourse.org/u/featheredtoast)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/colors-of-plugin-theme-vs-plugin-broken-plugin/80767 "2018-02-16T21:55:39Z")
This has bugged me every once in a while, so perhaps this is an appropriate bikeshed topic to bring up - every time I see a topic in #plugin:theme I register for a second that it’s in #plugin:broken-plugin because the … --- ## [Notification When Pinned Post Expires](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-when-pinned-post-expires/80747)
**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 5:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-when-pinned-post-expires/80747 "2018-02-16T17:31:07Z")
Hi, when a Pinned Topic expires, it would be nice to be able to receive a notification that the Topic is no longer pinned. Perhaps this could be a toggle when pinning a post (“Receive notification when this Pin expires?”… --- ## [Go to bottom of long message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/go-to-bottom-of-long-message/80461)
**Author:** [@Jean-Michel25](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jean-Michel25)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/go-to-bottom-of-long-message/80461 "2018-02-16T13:41:43Z")
Hello An idea for a possible improvement : When in a topic with only one post, very long post. I.e: Cuvillier dans CRI-CRI de 1937 (intégral) - Maurice Cuvillier - Wikibulles Timeline works to go to the top, but actu… --- ## [Create custom flags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-custom-flags/17617)
**Author:** [@Naatan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Naatan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 1:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-custom-flags/17617 "2018-02-16T01:57:05Z")
We use discourse over at http://komodoide.com and I often find myself wanting to “assign” someone to a support thread. Right now I often reply and simply mention them, but this is not ideal. Ideally I’d like to use the … --- ## [Fullscreen Timeline on Mobile Composer in Landscape](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fullscreen-timeline-on-mobile-composer-in-landscape/80583)
**Author:** [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fullscreen-timeline-on-mobile-composer-in-landscape/80583 "2018-02-15T20:37:09Z")
At first glance this looks OK, but the title is not being shown. It’s currently above the top of the screen. You can see a glyph poking out above the word “see”. If font sizes are customized it looks even worse, as t… --- ## [Tags overlap topic age on topic list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-overlap-topic-age-on-topic-list/80641)
**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-overlap-topic-age-on-topic-list/80641 "2018-02-15T20:17:20Z")
I have the Topic List Previews plugin installed - possibly related (@angus) --- ## [Onebox showing wrong avatar?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-showing-wrong-avatar/80213)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-showing-wrong-avatar/80213 "2018-02-15T20:16:31Z")
Hm, this is strange: why does the topic I linked in this topic have my avatar? Shouldn’t it (i.e. the onebox) show the poster’s avatar? --- ## [Add new Emoji page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-new-emoji-page/80658)
**Author:** [@8BIT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/8BIT)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 8:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-new-emoji-page/80658 "2018-02-15T20:09:53Z")
unsure if this was part of the recent update (and on purpose) but this looks a bit different than usual… stretched! --- ## [Oneboxed gfycat slower than embedded video](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxed-gfycat-slower-than-embedded-video/58313)
**Author:** [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxed-gfycat-slower-than-embedded-video/58313 "2018-02-15T17:46:47Z")
I noticed that the oneboxed gfycat video plays at a slower FPS than the embedded version. Compare below: Oneboxed (achived by pasting gfycat link into post) https://gfycat.com/AmusingPoshCleanerwrasse Embedded (achiev… --- ## [The /admin/upgrade link in the Admin Quick Start Guide is broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-admin-upgrade-link-in-the-admin-quick-start-guide-is-broken/80563)
**Author:** [@notriddle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/notriddle)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 12:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-admin-upgrade-link-in-the-admin-quick-start-guide-is-broken/80563 "2018-02-15T12:53:26Z")
It’s apparently trying to resolve the route within the Discourse Ember app, which doesn’t work because the upgrader isn’t actually part of the app. It needs to perform a browser-level page navigation. [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=475) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=477)