# Contribute **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=546 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 547 --- ## [Email digest for specific categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-digest-for-specific-categories/53398)
**Author:** [@anon29908737](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon29908737)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2016, 8:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-digest-for-specific-categories/53398 "2016-11-26T20:17:46Z")
We’re implementing discourse for courses and would like to allow students to select email delivery for the specific categories (courses) they are enrolled in. Is that already possible or a feature request? Eta I think t… --- ## [Forum with Q&A combined?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-with-q-a-combined/53388)
**Author:** [@Sara\_Noel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sara_Noel)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-with-q-a-combined/53388 "2016-11-26T19:05:39Z")
I guess this is what I want. I want a forum, but with Q&A combined. But I want the conversation to be front and center and the Q&A prominent, but not the primary focus and separated out from the conversations. Problem:… --- ## [Can Discourse get reports about search history](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-get-reports-about-search-history/53353)
**Author:** [@helperhaps](https://meta.discourse.org/u/helperhaps)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-get-reports-about-search-history/53353 "2016-11-26T02:13:11Z")
As we know Discourse can get so many reports about itself. But I can never find a report about search, such how many search query we get per month, or which is the most search result, or which user use search the most et… --- ## [Hide About Me for Suspended Users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-about-me-for-suspended-users/53383)
**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2016, 12:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-about-me-for-suspended-users/53383 "2016-11-26T00:34:11Z")
We’ve recently switched to SSO and we’ve quickly discovered that accounts we’ve suspended are finding ways to regenerate their About Me text (we manually remove it) by logging in to the parent site. The parent site, sen… --- ## [Quote reply is broken on Android Chrome](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-reply-is-broken-on-android-chrome/52968)
**Author:** [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2016, 4:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-reply-is-broken-on-android-chrome/52968 "2016-11-25T16:56:03Z")
Continuing the discussion from Discourse Narrative Bot: The quote reply button doesn’t show up. --- ## [Reply to selected text not appearing when last para is selected](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-to-selected-text-not-appearing-when-last-para-is-selected/29638)
**Author:** [@fbstj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fbstj)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2016, 5:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-to-selected-text-not-appearing-when-last-para-is-selected/29638 "2016-11-24T17:29:55Z")
OK so this is a particular thing that I tend to do over and over, I double click paragraphs while I’m reading and the reply button doesn’t actually show up if I select the last paragraph. Presumably because chrome’s sele… --- ## [Cannot grow/shrink composition pane with touch](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-grow-shrink-composition-pane-with-touch/53316)
**Author:** [@barryvan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barryvan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2016, 1:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-grow-shrink-composition-pane-with-touch/53316 "2016-11-24T01:12:32Z")
On my Surface, I can’t grow or shrink the composer area using touch – it’s interpreted as a scroll of the content below. My guess is that this is because on the “desktop” version of Discourse, only mouse events are hand… --- ## [Offering help with Brazilian Portuguese translations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/offering-help-with-brazilian-portuguese-translations/53283)
**Author:** [@rberaldo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rberaldo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2016, 2:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/offering-help-with-brazilian-portuguese-translations/53283 "2016-11-23T02:28:35Z")
Hi, I love Discourse, thank you for making this great piece of software. You’re awesome! I’ve just installed it on my local LUG server. However, some of the translations to Portuguese aren’t great. Many are missing and… --- ## [Summary Email Changes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summary-email-changes/52777)
**Author:** [@neil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neil)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2016, 12:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summary-email-changes/52777 "2016-11-22T00:05:54Z")
See this post for more information Currently we’re implementing a redesign of the Discourse summary emails (formerly known as the “weekly digest”). These emails are extremely important to community engagement and reten… --- ## [Use last outgoing link in closed topic as forwarder](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-last-outgoing-link-in-closed-topic-as-forwarder/33683)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2016, 10:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-last-outgoing-link-in-closed-topic-as-forwarder/33683 "2016-11-22T10:52:52Z")
Please bear with me as I don’t know exactly what I’m suggesting yet, but I need help fleshing out this idea. If I search “wordpress and discourse on same server”, I get this result: 4 closed topics. All technically … --- ## [Bug(?): external link of category descriptions don't open in new tab](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-external-link-of-category-descriptions-dont-open-in-new-tab/53245)
**Author:** [@anon36484860](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon36484860)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2016, 8:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-external-link-of-category-descriptions-dont-open-in-new-tab/53245 "2016-11-22T08:38:20Z")
My forum (as well as my profile) is set up to open external links in new tab. Yet in category view (/categories) the links in the category description don’t open in new tab. Is there any workaround for that? --- ## [Seperate grace edit setting for TL0 users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seperate-grace-edit-setting-for-tl0-users/53237)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2016, 6:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seperate-grace-edit-setting-for-tl0-users/53237 "2016-11-22T06:03:59Z")
Continuing the discussion from this topic: One of the new features added to Discourse in the wake of Stonehearth’s massive spam attack was the ability to limit editing to certain trust levels. This was done in part beca… --- ## [\`levenshtein distance spammer emails\` should flag accounts that are similar even if no accounts have been marked as spammers yet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/levenshtein-distance-spammer-emails-should-flag-accounts-that-are-similar-even-if-no-accounts-have-been-marked-as-spammers-yet/49858)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2016, 4:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/levenshtein-distance-spammer-emails-should-flag-accounts-that-are-similar-even-if-no-accounts-have-been-marked-as-spammers-yet/49858 "2016-11-22T04:39:04Z")
Update: After detailed discussion, it seems that this setting is working as currently coded - it only checks emails against a list after an account is deleted. As this does not help when a spammer makes many accounts im… --- ## [Gfycat onebox now is a web player?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gfycat-onebox-now-is-a-web-player/53192)
**Author:** [@Alankrit\_Choudh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alankrit_Choudh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 4:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gfycat-onebox-now-is-a-web-player/53192 "2016-11-21T16:21:28Z")
https://gfycat.com/KindlySourJumpingbean Earlier gfycat onebox has the loop now it is just a web player without loop Example above. --- ## [Data Explorer fails to run](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-fails-to-run/53121)
**Author:** [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-fails-to-run/53121 "2016-11-21T16:18:57Z")
In Discourse 1.7.0.beta7, the (up-to-date) data explorer plugin fails to run queries for me :sadpanda: It fails to run with the following error: This affects multiple of my instances, do it doesn’t appear to be a l… --- ## [Why are all setting names lowercase?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-all-setting-names-lowercase/53171)
**Author:** [@dandv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dandv)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 5:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-all-setting-names-lowercase/53171 "2016-11-21T05:49:05Z")
Is it just me who thinks “tos url” looks less professional and trustworthy than ToS URL? --- ## [RSS feed for weekly or monthly digests](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-feed-for-weekly-or-monthly-digests/53170)
**Author:** [@jcrben](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jcrben)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 4:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-feed-for-weekly-or-monthly-digests/53170 "2016-11-21T04:59:59Z")
I really don’t like automated email. There are now a couple Discourse forums which have sent me digest emails that I’ve had to unsubscribe from. I’d really like to subscribe to them, but I can’t handle the information ov… --- ## [Integration with embed.ly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integration-with-embed-ly/41590)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 4:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integration-with-embed-ly/41590 "2016-11-21T04:15:19Z")
For the content that cannot be one-boxed in Discourse, a universal fallback to embed.ly might be better than nothing. Look like a plugin area. --- ## [Simplified badge management for new and existing users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/simplified-badge-management-for-new-and-existing-users/53166)
**Author:** [@barryvan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barryvan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 4:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/simplified-badge-management-for-new-and-existing-users/53166 "2016-11-21T04:14:13Z")
I’ve found that in-person conferences and workshops are a great way to build up community membership by personal invitations. For those who attend such conferences and workshops, I’ve been manually granting badges reward… --- ## [Editing name tags down](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-name-tags-down/52851)
**Author:** [@Rob\_Nicholson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rob_Nicholson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-name-tags-down/52851 "2016-11-20T21:49:47Z")
Is it possible to edit a name tag after choosing it like on Facebook? Most of our users have their full name in their tag (so mine is @Rob\_Nicholson). I find myself wanting to say in a reply “Yes John, I…” but want to ta… --- ## [Can't login from Smartphone](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-login-from-smartphone/53112)
**Author:** [@dsanchez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dsanchez)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-login-from-smartphone/53112 "2016-11-20T02:32:23Z")
when I click the blue “login” button, nothing happens. To login to this website I had to use my laptop;. --- ## [Expandable advanced search UI panel](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expandable-advanced-search-ui-panel/48440)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2016, 8:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expandable-advanced-search-ui-panel/48440 "2016-11-19T20:54:01Z")
We’ve got some excellent advanced search options in Discourse at this point, but the UI for them is.. how shall I put this.. … uhhh… bad? Yes, I believe the word I am looking for is “bad”. Recently, I was pleasantly… --- ## [Undefined method \`downcase' for nil:NilClass when processing mail](https://meta.discourse.org/t/undefined-method-downcase-for-nil-nilclass-when-processing-mail/53070)
**Author:** [@carlokok](https://meta.discourse.org/u/carlokok)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2016, 6:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/undefined-method-downcase-for-nil-nilclass-when-processing-mail/53070 "2016-11-19T06:32:34Z")
I’m getting (using ~ yesterdays build): when importing a specific email. I can post the email privately if needed: Unrecognized error type (NoMethodError: undefined method \`downcase' for nil:NilClass) when processing i… --- ## [No image zoom on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-image-zoom-on-mobile/53102)
**Author:** [@Silvanus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Silvanus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-image-zoom-on-mobile/53102 "2016-11-19T01:01:24Z")
I can’t seem to be able the zoom the image on mobile. (pinch) Very annoying in cases like this… --- ## [Checkbox for 'Check all' in category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checkbox-for-check-all-in-category/52375)
**Author:** [@DoMiN8ToR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DoMiN8ToR)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checkbox-for-check-all-in-category/52375 "2016-11-18T16:47:51Z")
I’ve just tried to delete/move about 100 threads from a category and I had to select them all one by one. It would be very useful to have a ‘check all’ checkbox that automatically checks all checkboxes in front of the th… --- ## [Mark a Topic as members-only](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-a-topic-as-members-only/53072)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2016, 3:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-a-topic-as-members-only/53072 "2016-11-18T15:32:20Z")
This is a feature I have wanted on every forum I have ever run, a way to mark a thread/topic to be viewable by members-only. I know we can create a members-only category, but there are often cases when this isn’t a good… --- ## [Batch Delete topics in a category?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-delete-topics-in-a-category/12128)
**Author:** [@sschafft](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sschafft)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2016, 3:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-delete-topics-in-a-category/12128 "2016-11-18T15:04:17Z")
How feasible would it be to have a “select all” or check box for each topic in a category to run some action on - ie move, or delete? The problem comes if you need to delete a bunch of posts or re-categorize them, it ge… --- ## [Mobile apps re-branding/ White labeling](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-apps-re-branding-white-labeling/53012)
**Author:** [@junaid\_pk14](https://meta.discourse.org/u/junaid_pk14)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2016, 7:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-apps-re-branding-white-labeling/53012 "2016-11-18T07:08:30Z")
Hello, Background: We are using Vbulletin since 2004 and on mobile side we are using Tapatalk app. Tapatalk(tapatalk.com) also provides a app for global audience and plus for registered users, it allow to create priva… --- ## [Allow moderators to break topic title rules](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-moderators-to-break-topic-title-rules/53039)
**Author:** [@pakl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pakl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2016, 12:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-moderators-to-break-topic-title-rules/53039 "2016-11-18T00:37:40Z")
If I, as the owner of my forum, want to post a topic with a cryptic title, it would be nice if discourse would let me do that without having me go and change a global setting first. A “Yes” button, or a “I know what … --- ## [Has anyone else noticed this minimum character number mismatch?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/has-anyone-else-noticed-this-minimum-character-number-mismatch/52983)
**Author:** [@hallaathrad](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hallaathrad)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/has-anyone-else-noticed-this-minimum-character-number-mismatch/52983 "2016-11-17T16:23:52Z")
Currently, if you’re trying to start a message, there’s a popup telling you the post needs to be at least 10 characters long (which also asks whether you have tried the \<3 button… for whatever reason?). Proceed to type … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=545) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=547)