# Feature **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=11&status=open [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 12 --- ## [Built-in Tag Intersection Navigator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/built-in-tag-intersection-navigator/395466)
**Author:** [@mhawash](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mhawash)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/built-in-tag-intersection-navigator/395466 "2026-02-08T12:19:31Z")
Discourse would greatly benefit from a built-in Tag Intersection Navigator, similar to the one developed by @merefield Tag intersections are a core navigation feature in many modern forum platforms including Discord, No… --- ## [Add link to sidebar category setting to new admin menu in categories section of the sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-link-to-sidebar-category-setting-to-new-admin-menu-in-categories-section-of-the-sidebar/393322)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-link-to-sidebar-category-setting-to-new-admin-menu-in-categories-section-of-the-sidebar/393322 "2026-02-07T17:17:43Z")
The change in FEATURE: add "New category" action to sidebar for admins by ZogStriP · Pull Request #37082 · discourse/discourse · GitHub made me think that adding an option to change the global default to that menu too co… --- ## [No more broken links, ever?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-more-broken-links-ever/395333)
**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 8:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-more-broken-links-ever/395333 "2026-02-06T20:51:59Z")
Hello. Imagine that on your Discourse forum, no external links are broken anymore. That’s right, your visitors would browse your site, click on external links, and never encounter the infamous 404 error again. This is wh… --- ## [Search logs should ignore OpenSearch placeholder terms and optionally tag AI-agent searches](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-logs-should-ignore-opensearch-placeholder-terms-and-optionally-tag-ai-agent-searches/395393)
**Author:** [@TheBaby5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheBaby5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-logs-should-ignore-opensearch-placeholder-terms-and-optionally-tag-ai-agent-searches/395393 "2026-02-06T18:56:57Z")
Summary The Trending Search Terms report is polluted by OpenSearch URL template placeholders (e.g. {searchTerms}) that are not real searches. This makes the dashboard misleading (often showing {searchTerms} as the top “s… --- ## [Option to not send Private Topics for topic webhooks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-not-send-private-topics-for-topic-webhooks/395375)
**Author:** [@rey.riel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rey.riel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-not-send-private-topics-for-topic-webhooks/395375 "2026-02-06T15:22:54Z")
Right now I’ve got two webhooks that subscribe to the topic created event, plus a webhook that handles all events. In all my webhooks I have to filter out whether or not it’s a private message topic at the beginning of m… --- ## [Topic originator automatic vote](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-originator-automatic-vote/183239)
**Author:** [@Loki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Loki)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 2:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-originator-automatic-vote/183239 "2026-02-05T02:50:31Z")
Is is possible to have the originator of a votable topic automatically have their vote for the topic register when the topic is approved by the moderators? --- ## [Discourse AI plugin: missing model discovery & sensible defaults (any plans or community plugins?)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-plugin-missing-model-discovery-sensible-defaults-any-plans-or-community-plugins/394977)
**Author:** [@tom\_eric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tom_eric)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 3:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-plugin-missing-model-discovery-sensible-defaults-any-plans-or-community-plugins/394977 "2026-02-03T03:25:06Z")
Hi everyone :waving\_hand:, First of all, thanks to the Discourse team for building and maintaining the official AI plugin. It’s clear that a lot of thought has gone into making it stable and flexible for different deplo… --- ## [Multi-instance activity backup + unified multi-site Discourse reader](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multi-instance-activity-backup-unified-multi-site-discourse-reader/390436)
**Author:** [@tom\_eric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tom_eric)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 3:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multi-instance-activity-backup-unified-multi-site-discourse-reader/390436 "2026-02-03T03:24:13Z")
Hi team, I’m running my own self-hosted Discourse instance, and I’m also active on several other Discourse communities. I’d like to request (or at least discuss) two related capabilities that currently feel hard to solv… --- ## [Automated "Personal Archive" Sync: Mirroring my topics from other Discourse sites?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automated-personal-archive-sync-mirroring-my-topics-from-other-discourse-sites/394883)
**Author:** [@tom\_eric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tom_eric)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automated-personal-archive-sync-mirroring-my-topics-from-other-discourse-sites/394883 "2026-02-01T18:01:13Z")
Hello Discourse team and community, I am a long-time user and host of my own Discourse instance. I also actively contribute to several other Discourse-based communities. The Challenge: I often create high-effort posts… --- ## [Auto-vote on Topic Posting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-vote-on-topic-posting/109366)
**Author:** [@scottf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/scottf)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-vote-on-topic-posting/109366 "2026-01-30T15:46:35Z")
When a user posts a topic, I would like them to automatically vote for it. Right now, it seems a lot of users don’t realize they need to vote on their own topics. Is there anyway to enable this auto-vote behavior? --- ## [Self voting on topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-voting-on-topics/127280)
**Author:** [@verilog15](https://meta.discourse.org/u/verilog15)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-voting-on-topics/127280 "2026-01-30T15:45:17Z")
Hello all :slight\_smile: Is it possible to not allow users to vote on their own topics? If not, is it one of future features, something you plan to implement? Thank you --- ## [Harmonized search feature for groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/harmonized-search-feature-for-groups/343393)
**Author:** [@pHneutre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pHneutre)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/harmonized-search-feature-for-groups/343393 "2026-01-30T15:41:34Z")
When I create a new direct message, in the field “Add users or groups…”, the search only looks for groups whose id or name begin with the prompt, not contain the prompt. It also doesn’t search in the groups’ description. … --- ## [Clicking “Vote Now” in a poll doesn't give expected UI feedback](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-vote-now-in-a-poll-doesnt-give-expected-ui-feedback/394755)
**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-vote-now-in-a-poll-doesnt-give-expected-ui-feedback/394755 "2026-01-30T13:32:33Z")
I created a multi-choice poll (results shown on close) and am finding that when I (or other users) click “Vote Now”, the “Vote Now” button stays around, and it feels like the vote has not registered (although the “Undo V… --- ## [Is it possible to eject certain users from a topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-eject-certain-users-from-a-topic/394652)
**Author:** [@Joseph\_Hansen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joseph_Hansen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 3:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-eject-certain-users-from-a-topic/394652 "2026-01-30T03:28:58Z")
Apologies if this has been asked before, a search didn’t turn anything up. Say a contentious topichas a couple people essentially saying the same thing over and over again without actually discussing anything, talking o… --- ## [Change notification level with a link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-notification-level-with-a-link/57784)
**Author:** [@rriemann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rriemann)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-notification-level-with-a-link/57784 "2026-01-29T23:30:53Z")
Hello guys, we already have an integration for blog comments we have the ability to draft links to send templated messages to groups or indviduals Couldn’t we create a route and a dialog to let people switch their not… --- ## [Don't notify me for my own actions, please](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-notify-me-for-my-own-actions-please/301401)
**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-notify-me-for-my-own-actions-please/301401 "2026-01-29T12:23:48Z")
Here’s the scenario: A user creates two threads for the same topic in quick succession. I respond to the first one I notice the second one I move the second one into the first one (I know there are other things I can d… --- ## [Feature request: TL1 requires write posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-tl1-requires-write-posts/394633)
**Author:** [@Dmitry\_Krasnoperov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dmitry_Krasnoperov)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 10:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-tl1-requires-write-posts/394633 "2026-01-29T10:14:13Z")
Hi there, We need to limit Trust Level 1 to users who have written at least several messages on our forum. Right now, all TL1 conditions are based only on activity and time spent. Thanks --- ## [Allow to limit assign plugin to certain categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-to-limit-assign-plugin-to-certain-categories/394580)
**Author:** [@Steradiant](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steradiant)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 9:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-to-limit-assign-plugin-to-certain-categories/394580 "2026-01-28T21:41:51Z")
As different categories have rather different use cases, this would be quite practical. --- ## [Show success toast after flag is sent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-success-toast-after-flag-is-sent/394497)
**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-success-toast-after-flag-is-sent/394497 "2026-01-28T00:27:54Z")
Currently, after flagging a post, there is no indication if your flag successfully went through or not. I would like to propose a success toast appear after a flag is sent. --- ## [Category Moderators can not turn topics into wikis](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-moderators-can-not-turn-topics-into-wikis/382239)
**Author:** [@Steradiant](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steradiant)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-moderators-can-not-turn-topics-into-wikis/382239 "2026-01-27T16:00:32Z")
It seems that category moderators may no longer turn a post into a wiki post if the global edit time limit has been exceeded, even though they can still edit the post due to their category moderator rights. This seems of… --- ## [Feature request: improve Discourse AI LLM setup (model discovery) and add AI config import/export](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-improve-discourse-ai-llm-setup-model-discovery-and-add-ai-config-import-export/394359)
**Author:** [@tom\_eric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tom_eric)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-improve-discourse-ai-llm-setup-model-discovery-and-add-ai-config-import-export/394359 "2026-01-26T18:25:30Z")
Hello Discourse team and community, First, thank you for the ongoing work on Discourse AI. The feature set is impressive and clearly evolving quickly. I’d like to propose two UX/admin improvements that would significan… --- ## [A way to monitor user-uploaded files 🖼️](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-way-to-monitor-user-uploaded-files/358635)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-way-to-monitor-user-uploaded-files/358635 "2026-01-26T17:03:15Z")
For moderation purposes, it would be useful to be able to see and browse files uploaded by users, especially since users can upload files in personal messages. Currently, the only ways to see these files, as far as I kn… --- ## [Add backgroundColor option for Tag Icons theme-component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-backgroundcolor-option-for-tag-icons-theme-component/391995)
**Author:** [@gormus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gormus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-backgroundcolor-option-for-tag-icons-theme-component/391995 "2026-01-26T16:14:16Z")
The Tag Icons theme-component allows configuring tags to be displayed with an icon, and an optional color. I really think this feature makes a difference, especially when you have to manage too many tags. In my case, us… --- ## [Flagging mass postings from SPAM attacks is onerous](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flagging-mass-postings-from-spam-attacks-is-onerous/381809)
**Author:** [@emyoulation](https://meta.discourse.org/u/emyoulation)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flagging-mass-postings-from-spam-attacks-is-onerous/381809 "2026-01-26T15:31:22Z")
The workflow for moderators Flagging a bunch of new postings from a SPAMbomb takes far too long. We, like other Discourse forums, recently had dozens of “airways” and “quickbooks” postings swamp our site. We’ve searched… --- ## [Search all CSS and CSS drop down selector](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-all-css-and-css-drop-down-selector/394265)
**Author:** [@hipp0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hipp0)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 10:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-all-css-and-css-drop-down-selector/394265 "2026-01-26T10:19:42Z")
Selecting the specific CSS from inside any other CSS will speed things up a lot as I have to keep pressing back to search through the list. Ability to search for a specific line of code would be very helpful to s… --- ## [Handling Video Compatibility in Forums](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handling-video-compatibility-in-forums/371540)
**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 4:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handling-video-compatibility-in-forums/371540 "2026-01-26T04:13:52Z")
I’m getting this btw, odd. (On latest Edge on Windows) --- ## [Feature: allow comparing post edits against any previous revision (not only the immediately prior one)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-allow-comparing-post-edits-against-any-previous-revision-not-only-the-immediately-prior-one/394176)
**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 10:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-allow-comparing-post-edits-against-any-previous-revision-not-only-the-immediately-prior-one/394176 "2026-01-23T10:46:06Z")
Problem Currently, Discourse only allows comparing a post revision against the immediately previous revision. This becomes a significant limitation when working with MathJax / LaTeX content. Small symbolic correctio… --- ## [UX improvement request: admin graphs vs user graphs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ux-improvement-request-admin-graphs-vs-user-graphs/394108)
**Author:** [@Ed\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_S)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ux-improvement-request-admin-graphs-vs-user-graphs/394108 "2026-01-22T21:31:16Z")
It’s been noted before that the graphs seen on the dashboard are almost always misleading, in that the current day is partial data and all previous days are full data. I notice that a thread’s Likes graph has a much bet… --- ## [Automatically assign users to groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-assign-users-to-groups/394076)
**Author:** [@manut](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manut)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 10:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-assign-users-to-groups/394076 "2026-01-22T10:20:32Z")
Hi ! We might be interested into contributing to the OAuth2 Basic plugin to assign users to Discourse groups on account creation and/or login. For now, I found this post with some initial work by @mattdm, so we can sta… --- ## [Requesting: Options to remove avatars on topic list and change for Usernames instead](https://meta.discourse.org/t/requesting-options-to-remove-avatars-on-topic-list-and-change-for-usernames-instead/393930)
**Author:** [@hipp0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hipp0)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 9:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/requesting-options-to-remove-avatars-on-topic-list-and-change-for-usernames-instead/393930 "2026-01-21T09:07:55Z")
I want to have usernames that are grayed out for 0-1-2 trust levels, and colored for 3-4 trust levels. I can mostly do it with CSS but a lot of bugs happen like when I reply to a thread the original poster username disa… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=10&status=open) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=12&status=open)