# Contribute **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=652 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 653 --- ## [Flag your own post with a private notification will fail](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flag-your-own-post-with-a-private-notification-will-fail/18018)
**Author:** [@Lid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flag-your-own-post-with-a-private-notification-will-fail/18018 "2014-07-25T20:37:44Z")
This option should be disabled if the authenticated user is the post author. --- ## [2 different languages are used in admin panel](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-different-languages-are-used-in-admin-panel/18040)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-different-languages-are-used-in-admin-panel/18040 "2014-07-25T20:28:37Z")
My setup is as follow: global language is RU my profile configuration language is EN The problem is, I see both languages in the admin panel, while I expect to see only EN. Is this a bug? http://imagizer.imageshack.… --- ## [Can badges be awarded by an external site?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-badges-be-awarded-by-an-external-site/18004)
**Author:** [@michael28](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michael28)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 8:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-badges-be-awarded-by-an-external-site/18004 "2014-07-25T08:03:48Z")
I’m currently configuring my Discourse instance (loving it by the way - great job guys!) to go with my site. I’ve gotten SSO going successfully, and am now in the process of setting up the badge system. I’d like to award… --- ## [Feature Request: Banned Users Prevent Promotion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-banned-users-prevent-promotion/17884)
**Author:** [@hb\_ryn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hb_ryn)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 2:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-banned-users-prevent-promotion/17884 "2014-07-25T02:43:41Z")
Would it be possible to prevent users who have been banned (at any point in time) from being able to be promoted beyond regular user? It seems like a logical decision considering that a user who has caused enough proble… --- ## [How to tell if a category is a private category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-tell-if-a-category-is-a-private-category/12182)
**Author:** [@shivermetimbers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shivermetimbers)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 9:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-tell-if-a-category-is-a-private-category/12182 "2014-07-24T21:38:09Z")
Has there been any thought towards marking a private category differently than a public category? Since we’re trying to use Discourse at the company-level for both internal discussions between employees and external dis… --- ## [Don't skip to unread replies for wiki posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-skip-to-unread-replies-for-wiki-posts/17999)
**Author:** [@Joseph\_Lormand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joseph_Lormand)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 7:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-skip-to-unread-replies-for-wiki-posts/17999 "2014-07-24T19:38:52Z")
This might sound like a small problem, but I’m actually having to lock all of my wiki posts and even delete the automated message saying that the topic is closed (which is a derived problem), because it seems if there ar… --- ## [Exempt Links to other Topics/Posts from Link Limit?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exempt-links-to-other-topics-posts-from-link-limit/17112)
**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 4:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exempt-links-to-other-topics-posts-from-link-limit/17112 "2014-07-24T16:42:17Z")
Continuing the discussion from Tmp/cache needs to be manually cleared when developing plugins: I think this has a lot of merit (especially the part I bolded). Thoughts from everyone else? --- ## [Taming wild PM notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/taming-wild-pm-notifications/12065)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 6:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/taming-wild-pm-notifications/12065 "2014-07-24T06:39:05Z")
At the moment, if you ever find yourself in a private conversation there are 3 very painful side effect. You will get one green notification per message. The green notification will not go away till you read the partic… --- ## [Does Discourse terms of use prevent racist groups from using it?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-terms-of-use-prevent-racist-groups-from-using-it/17543)
**Author:** [@mohsen1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mohsen1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 10:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-terms-of-use-prevent-racist-groups-from-using-it/17543 "2014-07-23T22:51:51Z")
I was reading news about the racist groups in NY Times. Apparently there is an online forum called stormfront.org which promotes racism using vBulletin. Do Discourse terms disallow such usage? --- ## [Allow badges in category security settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-badges-in-category-security-settings/17928)
**Author:** [@tuananh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tuananh)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 5:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-badges-in-category-security-settings/17928 "2014-07-23T05:58:50Z")
Now that we have trigger for badges, should discourse allow badges to be used in category security setting along side with groups? --- ## [Allow extra metadata from Single Sign On](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-extra-metadata-from-single-sign-on/17791)
**Author:** [@daybreaker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/daybreaker)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 7:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-extra-metadata-from-single-sign-on/17791 "2014-07-22T07:03:19Z")
Maybe this already exists, but based on the SSO example, you can only send data back to Discourse like username or email… I’d like to also be able to set things like admin and moderator privileges, or even user level bas… --- ## [Keep 'Dismiss New' from clearing topics you haven't seen yet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keep-dismiss-new-from-clearing-topics-you-havent-seen-yet/17569)
**Author:** [@kpfleming](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kpfleming)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 3:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keep-dismiss-new-from-clearing-topics-you-havent-seen-yet/17569 "2014-07-21T15:29:00Z")
Today I had about 90 threads in the ‘New’ tab. I was reading through the ones I found interesting, scrolling down the page to review the older ones. During this time, another thread was posted in the forum, and the top … --- ## [Transfer WordPress to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/transfer-wordpress-to-discourse/17739)
**Author:** [@flexihack](https://meta.discourse.org/u/flexihack)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 3:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/transfer-wordpress-to-discourse/17739 "2014-07-21T03:43:31Z")
Hey everyone, I was wondering if there is any plugin or add-on to help me move everything on my site, currently running on WordPress (self-hosted) to Discourse - entirely. This means that the site is no longer powered by… --- ## [Ability to subscribe for someone new topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-subscribe-for-someone-new-topics/17203)
**Author:** [@MaSe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MaSe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-subscribe-for-someone-new-topics/17203 "2014-07-20T14:45:09Z")
When I found that someone frequently posts really interesting topics I want to subscribe (to follow) to his/her new topic. There could be some way to get new topics of that author directly into wathed ones, for example, … --- ## [Badge Groupings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-groupings/17641)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-groupings/17641 "2014-07-19T17:29:40Z")
We have the following badges for V1 but they have no sane groupings: Basic User Regular User Leader Elder Reader Read Guidelines First Link First Quote First Like First Flag First Share Welcome Autobiographer Editor Nic… --- ## [Collapse deleted posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/collapse-deleted-posts/13942)
**Author:** [@Naatan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Naatan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/collapse-deleted-posts/13942 "2014-07-18T15:16:29Z")
Currently when a post is deleted it is only soft-deleted and admins/mods can still see it. This is a nice functionality which I very much like, however what I like less is that these posts still take up as much space as … --- ## [Should bold span multiple lines?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-bold-span-multiple-lines/17667)
**Author:** [@tuananh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tuananh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 11:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-bold-span-multiple-lines/17667 "2014-07-17T11:38:24Z")
\*\*line1 line 1 line 1 line2 line2\*\* this suppose to render a bold line but doesn’t line1 line 1 line 1 line2 line2 --- ## [Feature idea: Hide unpopular topics (per category) from the front page if no replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-idea-hide-unpopular-topics-per-category-from-the-front-page-if-no-replies/17653)
**Author:** [@geek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/geek)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-idea-hide-unpopular-topics-per-category-from-the-front-page-if-no-replies/17653 "2014-07-16T21:09:45Z")
The HTG forum is largely used as a replacement for WordPress comments. The problem is that not every article gets comments or is even interesting enough to get a bunch of comments, so the front page of Discourse on HTG o… --- ## [Create account email address check should be case-insensitive](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-account-email-address-check-should-be-case-insensitive/15576)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-account-email-address-check-should-be-case-insensitive/15576 "2014-07-16T17:46:39Z")
to reproduce: sign up as joe@example.com sign up on same forum as JOE@EXAMPLE.COM expected: “sorry, that email has already been taken” actual: new account is created --- ## [Posting via e-mail in feature - E-mail address is case sensitive](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-via-e-mail-in-feature-e-mail-address-is-case-sensitive/16859)
**Author:** [@paully21](https://meta.discourse.org/u/paully21)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-via-e-mail-in-feature-e-mail-address-is-case-sensitive/16859 "2014-07-16T17:43:33Z")
We have turned on the feature to allow our users to start a new topic using the incoming e-mail feature. I notice that many of our users set up their e-mail clients to have upper and lower case letters in their e-mail a… --- ## [Initial Discourse badge design spec](https://meta.discourse.org/t/initial-discourse-badge-design-spec/13088)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 9:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/initial-discourse-badge-design-spec/13088 "2014-07-15T21:15:47Z")
Thanks to a generous grant from an awesome member of our community we now have the opportunity to hire someone on a contract basis to work on implementing a basic badge system in Discourse. But first, we have to explain… --- ## [Invite token bulk email API sample](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-token-bulk-email-api-sample/17186)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-token-bulk-email-api-sample/17186 "2014-07-15T18:46:35Z")
@codinghorror started a sister topic on general improvements to the invite system. In some cases these changes just will not cut it. In some cases people may want to send out a batch of invites via a third party tool… --- ## [Tooltip to display parent category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tooltip-to-display-parent-category/17534)
**Author:** [@nahtnam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nahtnam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tooltip-to-display-parent-category/17534 "2014-07-13T23:28:34Z")
What I have noticed is that when your post in a subcategory, all you can see is the subcategory name. For example, I have a category called marketplace and a subcategory called reputation. When you post in reputation, th… --- ## [FAQ does not show in search results](https://meta.discourse.org/t/faq-does-not-show-in-search-results/16556)
**Author:** [@justin\_gordon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin_gordon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/faq-does-not-show-in-search-results/16556 "2014-07-12T16:53:51Z")
The FAQ should show when clicking on the magnifying glass. --- ## [Manage pseudo renaming correctly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manage-pseudo-renaming-correctly/17458)
**Author:** [@CamilleRoux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CamilleRoux)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 1:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manage-pseudo-renaming-correctly/17458 "2014-07-12T01:22:20Z")
Apparently, renaming a pseudo breaks all the previous mentions. Is it possible to update all the previous links? Some ideas: Find all the previous mentions and replace them (can be time consuming) Save the unique ID i… --- ## [Please use tags to choose category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/please-use-tags-to-choose-category/17448)
**Author:** [@princesszophie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/princesszophie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 4:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/please-use-tags-to-choose-category/17448 "2014-07-11T04:34:17Z")
When create topic, please force user to choose (0-5) tags. Each tag comes from different category. Then 1 topic can be displayed in many categories at the same time. Don’t need to have subforum. There will be only 1 f… --- ## [Improve topic invites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-topic-invites/17184)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-topic-invites/17184 "2014-07-10T04:37:47Z")
Right now when you send an invite via the button at the bottom of a topic (requires trust level 2 or staff), the recipient gets this email: Title: \[Discourse Meta\] codinghorror invited you to join a discussion codingh… --- ## [Proposal: Notifications should not be timeless](https://meta.discourse.org/t/proposal-notifications-should-not-be-timeless/17365)
**Author:** [@Lid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2014, 9:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/proposal-notifications-should-not-be-timeless/17365 "2014-07-09T21:26:09Z")
\##add time indicators to notifications. currently notifications have no sense of how old or new a notification is. you know when a new unread notification exists but you don’t know how old it is. I created a mock with… --- ## [Some proposed improvements to user invites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-proposed-improvements-to-user-invites/17185)
**Author:** [@stevebaer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stevebaer)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2014, 9:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-proposed-improvements-to-user-invites/17185 "2014-07-04T09:52:32Z")
Hey sam, we’re ready to go with this and I’m running into a few issues: 1 I’m too dumb to directly use the api (and would rather not if I didn’t have to). It looks like the api is slightly different than your initial po… --- ## [Category selection drop-down out of order](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-selection-drop-down-out-of-order/17351)
**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2014, 9:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-selection-drop-down-out-of-order/17351 "2014-07-08T21:30:45Z")
When creating a new topic (or editing a topic title) shouldn’t the order of categories drop-down field match the order in /categories? And shouldn’t sub-categories be listed under their parent? If so, this isn’t working… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=651) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=653)