# Contribute

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## [Need to have box to click and start typing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-have-box-to-click-and-start-typing/16145)

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**Author:** [@justin\_gordon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin_gordon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-have-box-to-click-and-start-typing/16145 "2016-07-03T03:54:43Z")

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I’ve got a friend who used to work Facebook, and he told me that discourse should have a box at the bottom of each post to just click and start creating a reply, like Facebook and Disqus. He said it definitely makes a di…

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## [GnuPG Encrypted outgoing topic notification emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gnupg-encrypted-outgoing-topic-notification-emails/46745)

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**Author:** [@frigidaire\_amer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frigidaire_amer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2016, 2:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gnupg-encrypted-outgoing-topic-notification-emails/46745 "2016-07-03T02:09:13Z")

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Hello, We switched our encrypted mailing list to a Discourse forum with no regret. Thanks for the great work! When we switched to Discourse (obviously forcing https usage), we agreed to disable email notifications to p…

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## [Viewing a list of users who are watching a category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/viewing-a-list-of-users-who-are-watching-a-category/15225)

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**Author:** [@wesochuck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wesochuck)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2016, 12:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/viewing-a-list-of-users-who-are-watching-a-category/15225 "2016-07-02T12:49:43Z")

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We’d like a way to see which users have added a category to their watch list. Ideally this information would be able to be exposed to mods as well, or handled as a new security “type” for the category security settings. …

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## [Youtube fullscreen button transfers you to another post in topic (2)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-fullscreen-button-transfers-you-to-another-post-in-topic-2/46709)

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**Author:** [@ampburner](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ampburner)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2016, 7:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-fullscreen-button-transfers-you-to-another-post-in-topic-2/46709 "2016-07-01T19:21:36Z")

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I am experiencing this same issue as described here. https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-fullscreen-button-transfers-you-to-another-post-in-topic/41420 The topic was locked due to “cannot reproduce” so here is some mo…

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## ["Edit your group membership and names here" - where is it used?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-your-group-membership-and-names-here-where-is-it-used/42290)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2016, 4:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-your-group-membership-and-names-here-where-is-it-used/42290 "2016-07-01T04:45:56Z")

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Hi there. I can’t find the context for this translation key: admin\_js.admin.groups.about Edit your group membership and names here Please advise where this text is shown.

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## [Pagination / composing in android Mobile view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pagination-composing-in-android-mobile-view/46164)

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**Author:** [@gingerman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gingerman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2016, 4:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pagination-composing-in-android-mobile-view/46164 "2016-07-01T04:35:13Z")

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the pagination shortcut goes to the top if I scroll down. This is happening in Firefox browser in android 6.0. Also if I tap in the post composer window at any position it immediately gets into selection mode. This h…

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## [Tag ui on mobile leaves no room for topics body](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-ui-on-mobile-leaves-no-room-for-topics-body/23964)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2015, 9:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-ui-on-mobile-leaves-no-room-for-topics-body/23964 "2015-01-25T09:46:06Z")

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Something needs to be done here: Tags and category can share same line on mobile, or even perhaps make it collapsible

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## [Onebox prevents new user posting due to multiple preview images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-prevents-new-user-posting-due-to-multiple-preview-images/46413)

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**Author:** [@tfoote](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tfoote)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-prevents-new-user-posting-due-to-multiple-preview-images/46413 "2016-06-29T16:10:29Z")

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I had a new user try to post a link with a paragraph. However the onebox had multiple images embedded in it. And this broke the limit of the number of images that the new user is allowed. The post in question: (If I…

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## [Require a category for every post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/require-a-category-for-every-post/24810)

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**Author:** [@jbwilliams1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jbwilliams1)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2016, 3:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/require-a-category-for-every-post/24810 "2016-06-29T15:29:42Z")

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Is this a current/wanted/planned for feature? If you remove the “Uncategorized” category, will the category just default to the next first available category? Just wondering what is behind that

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## [Promote Steam Auth to Built-in](https://meta.discourse.org/t/promote-steam-auth-to-built-in/46608)

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**Author:** [@TimeDoctor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TimeDoctor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2016, 9:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/promote-steam-auth-to-built-in/46608 "2016-06-29T09:22:56Z")

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Is there any reason why Steam isn’t one of the built-in authentication providers? Pros: There are more users for Steam (35 million according to SteamSpy) than GitHub (14 million according to Wikipedia page). There is …

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## [User directory disabled, users list visible in mentions autocomplete](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-directory-disabled-users-list-visible-in-mentions-autocomplete/46571)

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**Author:** [@mferrero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mferrero)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2016, 8:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-directory-disabled-users-list-visible-in-mentions-autocomplete/46571 "2016-06-29T08:09:15Z")

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Hello, we are using Discourse for customer care, as described in Is it a security violation to show a directory of users? We have already disabled enable\_user\_directory (thanks for the feature!) When posting a user can…

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## [Raw template plugin-outlet use can lead to assertion failure](https://meta.discourse.org/t/raw-template-plugin-outlet-use-can-lead-to-assertion-failure/46569)

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**Author:** [@Acshi\_Haggenmiller](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Acshi_Haggenmiller)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2016, 1:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/raw-template-plugin-outlet-use-can-lead-to-assertion-failure/46569 "2016-06-29T01:02:46Z")

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I have a plugin I am working on that extends the topic-list-item with the topic-list-tags plugin-outlet with a file in …/connectors/topic-list-tags/file-name.raw.hbs. When my page loads (I am running in development mode …

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## [Like Count in Posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/like-count-in-posts/46540)

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**Author:** [@wemod](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wemod)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2016, 11:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/like-count-in-posts/46540 "2016-06-28T23:31:39Z")

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Hey! I was wondering what it would take to get a like count displayed next to usernames in posts. It would serve as a sort of karma indicator / contribution counter for our members. A lot of our forum members miss it f…

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## [Avatar Offloading to S3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-offloading-to-s3/46406)

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**Author:** [@jongnam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jongnam)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2016, 1:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-offloading-to-s3/46406 "2016-06-28T01:04:56Z")

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I use AWS for hosting a Discsourse along with S3 as image store and CloudFront as CDN. Images are uploaded to S3 bucket, and the users accessed it via CloudFront edges for faster transfer. Meanwhile, in April 2016, S3 r…

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## [Group titles on group pages are white on white](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-titles-on-group-pages-are-white-on-white/46425)

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**Author:** [@scombs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/scombs)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2016, 12:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-titles-on-group-pages-are-white-on-white/46425 "2016-06-28T00:29:36Z")

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The group titles on the group pages are white on white now, so not visible. Example: Discourse team - Discourse Meta I was able to add some CSS to fix it: .user-main .about.group .details { color: #000000; } Was h…

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## [User card opening outside view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-card-opening-outside-view/46518)

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**Author:** [@P16](https://meta.discourse.org/u/P16)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2016, 4:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-card-opening-outside-view/46518 "2016-06-27T16:22:17Z")

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When clicking on a user to view the user card, if the username/icon being clicked is at the bottom or at the very top, the card is not shown fully and gets cut. See below for example: The above screenshot is from the…

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## [Strip S/MIME signatures](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strip-s-mime-signatures/46371)

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**Author:** [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strip-s-mime-signatures/46371 "2016-06-27T20:27:29Z")

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I have enabled allow all attachments for group messages to make sure I can receive all attachments sent from external users. That’s working fine :slight\_smile: There’s one exception I’d like to see: I think Discourse sh…

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## [Specific classes for category badges](https://meta.discourse.org/t/specific-classes-for-category-badges/15358)

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**Author:** [@AdamCapriola](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AdamCapriola)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 7:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/specific-classes-for-category-badges/15358 "2014-05-08T19:08:17Z")

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I would like to use background images for my category badges (the solid colors bother me when I have a bunch of categories and can’t come up with a harmonious color scheme), but it looks like there isn’t a way to target …

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## [Set Notification Level for User for Tags in backend](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-notification-level-for-user-for-tags-in-backend/46416)

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**Author:** [@Jared\_Needell](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jared_Needell)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2016, 3:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-notification-level-for-user-for-tags-in-backend/46416 "2016-06-27T15:05:28Z")

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For categories I see there is CategoryUser.set\_notification\_level\_for\_category Is there one for tags?

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## [Staged users can't reply to their own topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staged-users-cant-reply-to-their-own-topics/45793)

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**Author:** [@wityr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wityr)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staged-users-cant-reply-to-their-own-topics/45793 "2016-06-26T21:54:49Z")

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Use case is private email support portal. We have a private category that a handful of users can access. The general public can send emails to info@foo.bar and they are posted in our public emails category. When one of t…

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## [Pressing "Add edit reason" button does not auto-focus into the text field](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pressing-add-edit-reason-button-does-not-auto-focus-into-the-text-field/39140)

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**Author:** [@GaurangTandon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GaurangTandon)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2016, 6:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pressing-add-edit-reason-button-does-not-auto-focus-into-the-text-field/39140 "2016-06-27T06:50:27Z")

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This is just a really small bug and can easily be fixed. Summary: When we press the “Add edit reason” button, the text field that comes after pressing that button does not get auto focus. Steps to reproduce: Open any…

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## [When editing, click on "add edit reason" should focus on input](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-editing-click-on-add-edit-reason-should-focus-on-input/46348)

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**Author:** [@rhyolight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rhyolight)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2016, 6:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-editing-click-on-add-edit-reason-should-focus-on-input/46348 "2016-06-27T06:49:45Z")

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I always add a reason when I edit a post, and it takes one extra click to do it. If a user clicks the “add edit reason” link, you can safely assume they will immediately be typing in the edit reason, so the input field s…

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## [New user welcome PM shows old style timeline](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-welcome-pm-shows-old-style-timeline/46480)

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**Author:** [@wityr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wityr)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2016, 5:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-welcome-pm-shows-old-style-timeline/46480 "2016-06-27T05:02:33Z")

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Here’s a low priority UX bug: In the ‘Welcome to’ message that all new users get the picture for the time line is still this style, rather than the current vertical slider style.

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## [Snippet completion in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/snippet-completion-in-discourse/46157)

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**Author:** [@mrjn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mrjn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 1:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/snippet-completion-in-discourse/46157 "2016-06-22T01:33:29Z")

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Hey guys, Instead of asking for this feature, let me quickly explain my workflow, and see if you guys can relate to it. I primarily stick to my vim editor because of the powerful snippet plugin, like: https://github.c…

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## [Difficulty using the code tag \</\>](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difficulty-using-the-code-tag/31075)

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**Author:** [@gingerling](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gingerling)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difficulty-using-the-code-tag/31075 "2016-06-26T19:58:08Z")

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Hi On discuss.phpList.org our users are having issues with the code tag. There seem to be two methods of using it paste in your code, select it, and click the code tag - that works fine Click the code tag and paste yo…

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## [Easy way to change preformatted text (code) button?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easy-way-to-change-preformatted-text-code-button/16760)

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**Author:** [@BDub](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BDub)\
**Replies:** 40\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easy-way-to-change-preformatted-text-code-button/16760 "2016-06-26T19:57:30Z")

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On forums that are pretty software intensive, i.e., people posting lots of code… the preformatted text ctrl+k thing doesn’t cut it. I’m constantly having to edit posts and do this technique: Is there an easy way to …

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## [Ambiguous wording "These are the most popular recent topics"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ambiguous-wording-these-are-the-most-popular-recent-topics/46377)

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**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ambiguous-wording-these-are-the-most-popular-recent-topics/46377 "2016-06-26T17:56:53Z")

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Posting this on request from @erlend\_sh :slight\_smile: The most popular recent topics, or the most popular of all time? The most popular, or the latest?

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## [Approve post in closed topic leads to internal server error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/approve-post-in-closed-topic-leads-to-internal-server-error/45365)

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**Author:** [@chipi92](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chipi92)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2016, 10:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/approve-post-in-closed-topic-leads-to-internal-server-error/45365 "2016-06-24T10:31:39Z")

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Create a thread. Try to post with an account with no enough permissions. The post will be up for approval. Close the thread. Try to approve the post leads to 500 Internal Server error popup. Opening the thread again …

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## [Group Display Name](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-display-name/26760)

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**Author:** [@rovo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rovo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2016, 8:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-display-name/26760 "2016-06-24T08:11:48Z")

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Is it possible to have a Display Name for the groups? This way they would be a little more flexible and allow spaces between words? A lot of my group names are two words.

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## [Badge ideas for Topic Voting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-ideas-for-topic-voting/58483)

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**Author:** [@barryvan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barryvan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2016, 7:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-ideas-for-topic-voting/58483 "2016-06-24T07:39:22Z")

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Great plugin. Because everyone loves badges, I’ve put together some basic queries for badges based on voting. (As I’m still finding my way around the DB and the way badges work in Discourse, there may be issues with thes…

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