# Feature

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## [Topics automatically closing due to flags?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-automatically-closing-due-to-flags/40275)

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**Author:** [@anon34394924](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon34394924)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 29, 2016, 6:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-automatically-closing-due-to-flags/40275 "2016-02-29T06:35:36Z")

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This topic is temporarily closed due to a large number of community flags How is the threshold by which this event happens set? How can I change that threshold or disable this completely?

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## [If topic solved navigate to the OP?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-topic-solved-navigate-to-the-op/209514)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 10:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-topic-solved-navigate-to-the-op/209514 "2021-11-18T10:12:45Z")

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Hello, I think it would be useful if a topic has been solved and no unread posts in topic then navigate to the OP instead of the last post. Maybe good idea a settings like the category settings to navigate to the OP aft…

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## [\[Accepted answer plugin\] Add an ability to accept the initial (topmost) post as a solution](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accepted-answer-plugin-add-an-ability-to-accept-the-initial-topmost-post-as-a-solution/56393)

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**Author:** [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 9:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accepted-answer-plugin-add-an-ability-to-accept-the-initial-topmost-post-as-a-solution/56393 "2021-11-17T21:16:30Z")

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The Accepted answer plugin is very useful when my visitors are looking at a list of topics: it shows which questions are already solved, and which are not: Sometimes, a question is solved in the initial (topmost) pos…

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## [Staff-only tags shouldn't count toward tag limit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-only-tags-shouldnt-count-toward-tag-limit/209452)

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**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 8:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-only-tags-shouldnt-count-toward-tag-limit/209452 "2021-11-17T20:37:55Z")

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We have staff-only tags, which are configured thusly: I just had to remove a user-applied tag to be able to apply a staff-only tag for correct routing/attention. I think the user is unlikely to notice, but if he doe…

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## [Voting plugin requirements](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voting-plugin-requirements/208678)

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**Author:** [@juliafagelman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/juliafagelman)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 6:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voting-plugin-requirements/208678 "2021-11-16T06:40:09Z")

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Hey there, We are looking to use the voting plugin (already installed and in action) for our new feature requests process. We will set thresholds of votes and time to move feature requests towards being shown to our pr…

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## [API: a scope with access to /uploads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-a-scope-with-access-to-uploads/208895)

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**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RogerBW)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-a-scope-with-access-to-uploads/208895 "2021-11-16T00:10:44Z")

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I have a robot which posts to threads. Sometimes it would like to upload an image first, and include it in the post. As far as I can see there is no API scope which gives access to /uploads so I have to give it access t…

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## [Add new site setting to allow editing topic title for wiki](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-new-site-setting-to-allow-editing-topic-title-for-wiki/209020)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 11:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-new-site-setting-to-allow-editing-topic-title-for-wiki/209020 "2021-11-15T23:33:02Z")

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Following up on Wiki status of first post does not confer the ability to edit tags, category or title. It’s become a real problem on https://community.wanikani.com that TL2 users cannot edit the title of wiki topics des…

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## [Allow dots in tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-dots-in-tags/209014)

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**Author:** [@jzr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jzr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-dots-in-tags/209014 "2021-11-15T00:28:11Z")

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On the Julia Language Discourse, I want to use Julia package names as topic tags. Julia Package names contain dots, like “Foo.jl”. Currently, dots are not allowed in Discourse tags, so I can’t use those package names in …

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## [GitHub "permanent link" bot silently ruined the meaning of my post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/github-permanent-link-bot-silently-ruined-the-meaning-of-my-post/207842)

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**Author:** [@mattmccutchen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattmccutchen)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/github-permanent-link-bot-silently-ruined-the-meaning-of-my-post/207842 "2021-11-14T13:14:22Z")

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About a year ago, I made a post on GitHub’s Discourse instance that included a bunch of URLs of the form “https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/tree/BRANCH/path” in order to discuss how GitHub.com processes such URLs. My post p…

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## [Delivered and read notifications?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delivered-and-read-notifications/117931)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2021, 6:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delivered-and-read-notifications/117931 "2021-11-14T06:02:01Z")

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Maybe a crazy, big brotherish idea, but a colleague mentioned that she is missing a whatsapp feature she has come to rely on - delivered and read ticks/checks next to names of people in messages she is communicating with…

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## [Progress bar for filling out community profile?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/progress-bar-for-filling-out-community-profile/183079)

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**Author:** [@ArcticF0xx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ArcticF0xx)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/progress-bar-for-filling-out-community-profile/183079 "2021-11-13T20:48:50Z")

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Does anyone know if there’s an add-on or theme component that shows a progress bar for filling out / completing your community profile? For example, LinkedIn let’s you know when you’ve completed x% of your profile. I’m …

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## [Pageview plots (again)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pageview-plots-again/208058)

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**Author:** [@BryanV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BryanV)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pageview-plots-again/208058 "2021-11-12T21:01:46Z")

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I know I had previously asked for aggregation on the annual range, but the recent updates render the visualization illegible: Well-meaning suggestions: A weekly (rather than monthly) aggregation would be comfortabl…

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## [Google One-Tap Sign In](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-one-tap-sign-in/128679)

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**Author:** [@aatishrkamble](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aatishrkamble)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2021, 4:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-one-tap-sign-in/128679 "2021-11-12T04:11:01Z")

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Can the new login via Google account be something list this?

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## [Add placeholder for custom field](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-placeholder-for-custom-field/297601)

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**Author:** [@tpetrov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tpetrov)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-placeholder-for-custom-field/297601 "2021-11-10T15:42:12Z")

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Super useful!! Is it possible to use a placeholder for a custom field? Thanks!

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## [Solved plugin feature request: ability to configure the "auto-delete replies" timer to skip solutions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-plugin-feature-request-ability-to-configure-the-auto-delete-replies-timer-to-skip-solutions/208733)

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**Author:** [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-plugin-feature-request-ability-to-configure-the-auto-delete-replies-timer-to-skip-solutions/208733 "2021-11-10T14:24:27Z")

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I think it would be useful to have the topic timer auto-delete replies after some time, but leave the one marked as a solution via the “solved” plugin. Is this possible?

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## [Add 'signatures visible by default' to Signature settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-signatures-visible-by-default-to-signature-settings/307383)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 8:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-signatures-visible-by-default-to-signature-settings/307383 "2021-11-10T08:18:48Z")

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Would you be open to a PR that makes it default for anonymous users (now they never see a signature) and/or set it to “default on” for users? There are some uses for this plugin (for instance where the signatures are u…

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## [Reorder categories doesn't recognize subcategory order](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reorder-categories-doesnt-recognize-subcategory-order/75205)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reorder-categories-doesnt-recognize-subcategory-order/75205 "2021-11-08T18:45:28Z")

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I’ve got a site with a bunch of categories and lots of subcategories sorted in alpha (I had the import script do that). We added a new subcat and needed to put it in the right place. I can’t find the reorder categories …

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## [Pay or Play usage?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pay-or-play-usage/208430)

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**Author:** [@commercial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/commercial)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pay-or-play-usage/208430 "2021-11-06T16:27:36Z")

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Hello, I am considering Discourse for a community animation project… I would like to know if it is possible, realistic, with Discourse, to have a system of evaluation of the activity of the members, to define their acc…

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## [Assign a Github Issue to a topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assign-a-github-issue-to-a-topic/208335)

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**Author:** [@emilio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/emilio)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assign-a-github-issue-to-a-topic/208335 "2021-11-05T20:48:40Z")

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Is there a way to assign a github issue link to a topic that only moderators can see (or other specified groups). and hopefully be able to sort topics that have one linked to it. Where you can see it has one without even…

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## [When personal messages are disabled, can users still message a group?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-personal-messages-are-disabled-can-users-still-message-a-group/201167)

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**Author:** [@debryc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debryc)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 11:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-personal-messages-are-disabled-can-users-still-message-a-group/201167 "2021-11-05T11:54:51Z")

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We’ve disabled personal messages because we don’t want users to be able to message each other individually. However, I think it could be valuable to make mentioning and messaging groups to still be available. For example…

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## [Is it possible to display discourse notifications on another site?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-display-discourse-notifications-on-another-site/100929)

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**Author:** [@Andy02](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andy02)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 9:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-display-discourse-notifications-on-another-site/100929 "2021-11-05T09:19:26Z")

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My site spans a few platforms. I know users can have live browser notifications, and emails. I’d also like to pull the notifications bubble that appears on discourse user profile and add it to the menu on my other plat…

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## [Graph interface for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/graph-interface-for-discourse/32136)

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**Author:** [@jqnatividad](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jqnatividad)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2021, 11:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/graph-interface-for-discourse/32136 "2021-11-04T23:00:17Z")

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Has anybody attempted to load discourse metadata about users/topics/tags/badges into a graph? I’ve seen so many graph vizzes of twitter networks but I’ve yet to see one using Discourse instance data… …

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## [Sharing tags between WordPress posts and their Discourse topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sharing-tags-between-wordpress-posts-and-their-discourse-topics/77022)

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**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sharing-tags-between-wordpress-posts-and-their-discourse-topics/77022 "2021-11-04T02:14:45Z")

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A feature request for the WordPress Discourse plugin: Unless I have missed something (and I searched), currently there is no relation between the tags used in a WordPress post and the tags of the Discourse topic created…

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## [Reporting role (aka sub-admin)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reporting-role-aka-sub-admin/208187)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_Walkom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Walkom)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2021, 12:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reporting-role-aka-sub-admin/208187 "2021-11-04T00:33:29Z")

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As our team grows, we’re providing access to the reporting for colleagues that aren’t active on the forums, and thus are primarily on the platform to pull stats from various reports. It’d be very useful if there was a n…

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## [Recommendation - Improve the email customization](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recommendation-improve-the-email-customization/207848)

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**Author:** [@adalo\_jesse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adalo_jesse)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recommendation-improve-the-email-customization/207848 "2021-11-03T14:37:42Z")

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I’m not sure if this is the place to add product recommendations, but it seemed to be the closest. It appears that developers made Discourse without considering designers and marketers. From the way the forum looks, to …

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## [Activity summary e-mail on demand](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activity-summary-e-mail-on-demand/208034)

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**Author:** [@Thomas\_Rother](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Rother)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 11:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activity-summary-e-mail-on-demand/208034 "2021-11-03T11:12:22Z")

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I am looking for some way how to create the activity summary e-mails on demand, not automatically and not based on the individual activity of the visiting (or not-visiting) user. Background: we have a discourse instance…

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## [Allow groups to publish pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-groups-to-publish-pages/246392)

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**Author:** [@Ralf\_Stockmann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ralf_Stockmann)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 9:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-groups-to-publish-pages/246392 "2021-11-03T09:59:53Z")

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I love this feature, it makes for great PDF/printing, too. That beeing said, the restriction to “Team” to trigger the publishing process feels odd. For privacy reasons we try to restrict mods and admin (Team) accounts. …

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## [Image Alignment](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-alignment/15408)

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**Author:** [@itlo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itlo)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-alignment/15408 "2021-11-02T19:31:08Z")

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Any plan to add a feature for Image Alignment and Wrapping Text Around Images? More formmating options for photos (uploaded or linked) would be very useful. Cheers.

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## [Automatically link stock symbols in posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-link-stock-symbols-in-posts/63595)

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**Author:** [@ide](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ide)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 8:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-link-stock-symbols-in-posts/63595 "2021-11-02T08:06:48Z")

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I’d like to customize the way posts are rendered on my hosted Discourse instance. For example, if I wanted to link stock symbols that start with a dollar sign (“cashtags”) like $AAPL, how would I do this?

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## [Add \`embed\_url\` parameter to topic update method](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-embed-url-parameter-to-topic-update-method/207914)

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**Author:** [@aaronpk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aaronpk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 1:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-embed-url-parameter-to-topic-update-method/207914 "2021-11-02T01:00:00Z")

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Currently, the topic create method does accept an embed\_url when creating a new topic. This was pointed out to me in this thread about embedding comments via javascript. This is not yet in the docs, but I submitted a PR …

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