# Feature **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=12&status=open [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 13 --- ## [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… --- ## [Nextcloud support](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nextcloud-support/109728)
**Author:** [@terraboss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/terraboss)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nextcloud-support/109728 "2026-01-20T20:14:38Z")
Hi guys, I‘m working a lot with Nextcloud for document management and like to include individual folder sharings inside Discouse wikis / topics to offer direct access. The best way would be a plugin, that dynamically sh… --- ## [Add a "notes" field for allowed/blocked IP addresses](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-notes-field-for-allowed-blocked-ip-addresses/393860)
**Author:** [@gormus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gormus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 9:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-notes-field-for-allowed-blocked-ip-addresses/393860 "2026-01-20T09:45:42Z")
I very much would love to have a “notes” textfield available for each screened IP address entry. Every time I add a new entry for IP screening, I log the details in my company’s internal Jira. To make this process easi… --- ## [Comparing draft against current post revision within the composer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comparing-draft-against-current-post-revision-within-the-composer/188260)
**Author:** [@Apecengo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Apecengo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 10:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comparing-draft-against-current-post-revision-within-the-composer/188260 "2026-01-19T22:10:44Z")
It would be nice to eventually have a way of seeing a diff between the current WIP draft in the composer and the live version of the post you’re editing. Upon clicking this option/button/link, a modal would appear, poss… --- ## [Make Polls Editable Past 5 Minutes (edge case)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-polls-editable-past-5-minutes-edge-case/86226)
**Author:** [@biminiroad](https://meta.discourse.org/u/biminiroad)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-polls-editable-past-5-minutes-edge-case/86226 "2026-01-17T16:46:12Z")
We have two threads on our forum - one for requesting features, and one for a poll about which features matter most. People request features on one thread and then I add them to the poll, which is a closed thread. This … --- ## [Add a visual indicator (icon) for links generated by "Watched Words"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-visual-indicator-icon-for-links-generated-by-watched-words/393725)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-visual-indicator-icon-for-links-generated-by-watched-words/393725 "2026-01-17T11:39:10Z")
Hello :waving\_hand: Currently, when the “Watched Words” feature is used to automatically link specific keywords, the resulting link looks identical to a link manually inserted by the user. The problem This lack of dis… --- ## [Watched words for certain categories or topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watched-words-for-certain-categories-or-topics/393720)
**Author:** [@taravasya](https://meta.discourse.org/u/taravasya)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2026, 9:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watched-words-for-certain-categories-or-topics/393720 "2026-01-17T09:36:59Z")
Hi! I’m looking for a way to ban discussion of certain topics in only certain categories of my forum (or at least ban discussion of them in specific threads). The “watched words” feature seems suitable for this, with the… --- ## [Feature request: AI-powered “meaningless reply” filter with user-selectable levels](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-ai-powered-meaningless-reply-filter-with-user-selectable-levels/393719)
**Author:** [@tom\_eric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tom_eric)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2026, 6:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-ai-powered-meaningless-reply-filter-with-user-selectable-levels/393719 "2026-01-17T06:20:36Z")
Hi folks, I’d like to propose an AI-assisted filter for low-signal / meaningless replies (“water replies”, generic spammy comments) inside topics. The problem In many English-language communities, topics often get floo… --- ## [Support image captions - in addition to alt text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-image-captions-in-addition-to-alt-text/333922)
**Author:** [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2026, 3:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-image-captions-in-addition-to-alt-text/333922 "2026-01-17T03:42:57Z")
Continuing the discussion from How to add a description for uploaded images?: I came looking for a way to add a caption—visible to all—to an image. (\) alt vs. caption I love that Discourse supports alt text… --- ## [Ban members from certain categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ban-members-from-certain-categories/62916)
**Author:** [@dylanh724](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dylanh724)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ban-members-from-certain-categories/62916 "2026-01-16T15:22:57Z")
Most of our forum is pretty general. However, one part is a “forum game”. If you get caught cheating, you get banned from playing. However, we can’t actually ban them from that specific category … or can we? It’s getting… --- ## [Add support for email formatting of mathjax](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-email-formatting-of-mathjax/393636)
**Author:** [@Lhc\_fl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lhc_fl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2023, 8:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-email-formatting-of-mathjax/393636 "2023-05-16T08:29:44Z")
Hi, the Math plugin seems to rely on the frontend for rendering. Therefore, our email users cannot receive the rendered math formula. Is there any way to solve this problem? --- ## [Admin tools/wrench on small action posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-tools-wrench-on-small-action-posts/375531)
**Author:** [@Saen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 8:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-tools-wrench-on-small-action-posts/375531 "2026-01-15T08:36:05Z")
Would it be possible to include admin tools on the small action posts (the closed/pinned etc. messages?) Such as allowing for permanent deletion, changing of ownership and the like. I’m the only admin user on my site, a… --- ## [Rename Shortcut: My Posts → My Activities](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rename-shortcut-my-posts-my-activities/393415)
**Author:** [@sren-1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sren-1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 6:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rename-shortcut-my-posts-my-activities/393415 "2026-01-15T06:52:25Z")
The current label of the shortcut is confusing, particularly for users who are not yet familiar with Discourse: Most obviously, the shortcut leads to a section called Activity, not to something explicitly named My Post… --- ## [How can I filter a topic list by tag group with special chars](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-filter-a-topic-list-by-tag-group-with-special-chars/393198)
**Author:** [@gormus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gormus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-filter-a-topic-list-by-tag-group-with-special-chars/393198 "2026-01-14T13:26:26Z")
How could I filter by tag groups with white-spaces in their names? For example, neither of these return any topics: tag\_group:Asset Management tag\_group:Asset%20Management tag\_group:Asset+Management /filter?q=tag\_grou… --- ## [Encourage/enforce adding image descriptions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/encourage-enforce-adding-image-descriptions/166017)
**Author:** [@debryc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debryc)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 11:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/encourage-enforce-adding-image-descriptions/166017 "2026-01-14T11:19:23Z")
We have a practice of always adding image descriptions in order to make Discourse accessible to people who use screen readers. What are some best ways to support adding image descriptions? For example, is it possible fo… --- ## [Composer: click/selection in preview should reveal/select corresponding Markdown source (especially math)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-click-selection-in-preview-should-reveal-select-corresponding-markdown-source-especially-math/393376)
**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-click-selection-in-preview-should-reveal-select-corresponding-markdown-source-especially-math/393376 "2026-01-13T20:49:55Z")
Problem / motivation When editing math-heavy posts, it’s often difficult to locate the exact source of a rendered equation in the Markdown composer. In long posts with many inline $…$ expressions or multiple $$…$$ displ… --- ## [Add different payment methods to discourse subscription](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-different-payment-methods-to-discourse-subscription/218889)
**Author:** [@SteveRueck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SteveRueck)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-different-payment-methods-to-discourse-subscription/218889 "2026-01-13T19:23:52Z")
Hello there, I’ve setup the discourse subscription plugin and it works very well. In Stripe I activated some other payment methods like pay by bank account (which is quite common here in Germany) and also girocard. Wh… --- ## [Cross-Discourse Quoting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cross-discourse-quoting/106951)
**Author:** [@FoohonPie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/FoohonPie)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cross-discourse-quoting/106951 "2026-01-12T20:37:08Z")
It would be useful if I could quote posts from external discourse instances. Something like \[quote=“member, post:3, topic:275, source:meta.discourse.org”\] Where source:meta.discourse.org would provide a similar leve… --- ## [Requesting CSS identifiers for themes, theme components (plugins too?)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/requesting-css-identifiers-for-themes-theme-components-plugins-too/392690)
**Author:** [@gormus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gormus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 11:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/requesting-css-identifiers-for-themes-theme-components-plugins-too/392690 "2026-01-12T11:01:15Z")
My theme-component uses objects for the settings, and it offers quite a few fields. The current grid styles applied to object settings use very narrow columns for the vertical tabs column, and the schema fields. I want… --- ## [Include cooked Discourse-math in print view and emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-cooked-discourse-math-in-print-view-and-emails/384092)
**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-cooked-discourse-math-in-print-view-and-emails/384092 "2026-01-11T21:05:16Z")
Problem Discourse-math renders beautifully in the browser, but in contexts where JavaScript can’t run, math falls back to raw LaTeX source. Two high-impact cases: Print view (/print or browser print-to-PDF): math show… --- ## [Exploring blocking file upload while interacting with AI bot](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exploring-blocking-file-upload-while-interacting-with-ai-bot/393178)
**Author:** [@m\_terenui](https://meta.discourse.org/u/m_terenui)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2026, 9:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exploring-blocking-file-upload-while-interacting-with-ai-bot/393178 "2026-01-11T09:56:50Z")
Dears good morning, Hope you are doing great !! As I am discovering discourse more and more and I have recently explored the embedded AI features and capabilities - works great ! I notice that the AI bot allows file u… --- ## [Listing conversations with artificial intelligence on a separate page or filtering them on the messages page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/listing-conversations-with-artificial-intelligence-on-a-separate-page-or-filtering-them-on-the-messages-page/362711)
**Author:** [@kuaza](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kuaza)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/listing-conversations-with-artificial-intelligence-on-a-separate-page-or-filtering-them-on-the-messages-page/362711 "2026-01-10T22:29:57Z")
If implemented, it would likely appear quite effective: creating a dedicated page to list conversations conducted with artificial intelligence or filtering them within the messages section. It is essential to facilitate… --- ## [Feature Request AI Automation For Topic Creators Only](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-ai-automation-for-topic-creators-only/393157)
**Author:** [@kuaza](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kuaza)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-ai-automation-for-topic-creators-only/393157 "2026-01-10T22:16:06Z")
I am utilizing the “AI-powered automatic reply generation” feature within the automation plugin, and I desire this functionality to be triggered for all responses within a given thread, but exclusively for the original a… --- ## [Highlight current doc topic in the sidebar identified by their slugs in the index](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlight-current-doc-topic-in-the-sidebar-identified-by-their-slugs-in-the-index/392857)
**Author:** [@Neil\_Evans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Neil_Evans)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlight-current-doc-topic-in-the-sidebar-identified-by-their-slugs-in-the-index/392857 "2026-01-09T17:13:09Z")
I’m trying to define the TOC index items using only the slugs, rather then adding the topic index at the end of the URL - so I can maintain the same TOC index across environments (DEV/PROD). This appears to work (as it … --- ## [Restrict certain Tags to a category, but still allow that category to use all other Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-certain-tags-to-a-category-but-still-allow-that-category-to-use-all-other-tags/48404)
**Author:** [@jamesmarkcook](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jamesmarkcook)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 11:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-certain-tags-to-a-category-but-still-allow-that-category-to-use-all-other-tags/48404 "2026-01-09T11:53:27Z")
Correct me if I’m wrong, but at the moment, if you create Tag Group A for exclusive use in Category A, Category A is then unable to use any other tags being used on the site. Is this intentional? If it is it seems a lit… --- ## [Feature/plugin idea: Show original topic in the image lightbox when reposted/reuploaded](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-plugin-idea-show-original-topic-in-the-image-lightbox-when-reposted-reuploaded/392875)
**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-plugin-idea-show-original-topic-in-the-image-lightbox-when-reposted-reuploaded/392875 "2026-01-07T13:49:38Z")
Hey guys, For our forum, we are currently considering a feature that would require a plugin, but we are not sure if it’s feasible. Our use case: We have a lot of diary/log topics, and we would like to be able to keep t… --- ## [Allow multiple staff aliases](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-multiple-staff-aliases/392856)
**Author:** [@joo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 9:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-multiple-staff-aliases/392856 "2025-03-24T09:58:54Z")
Hi team, The Discourse Staff Alias plugin is an excellent feature for allowing staff members to post under an alias. However, I noticed that the plugin settings currently only allow the configuration of one alias, which… --- ## [Need a lottery Addon.](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-a-lottery-addons/392679)
**Author:** [@祁同伟](https://meta.discourse.org/u/%E7%A5%81%E5%90%8C%E4%BC%9F)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-a-lottery-addons/392679 "2026-01-05T14:56:37Z")
Such as the repo below： Function Introduction The initiator can start a lottery based on a template in a specified section/tag. The lottery post must specify: lottery name, prizes, number of winners, drawing time, and a brief description. Users participate by replying as required, no button clicking needed. Automatic drawing at the specified time, excluding the initiator and duplicate users. Automatically announce the list of winners in the thread. Automatically add 【Lottery Ended】 to the lottery thread. Automatically add the tag "Lottery Ended". Winners will be marked as winners in the winning post. System messages will be automatically sent to the winners... --- ## [Allow searching in multiple categories at once](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-searching-in-multiple-categories-at-once/163850)
**Author:** [@Loki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Loki)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 9:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-searching-in-multiple-categories-at-once/163850 "2026-01-05T09:25:40Z")
Is there any way to search in 2 categories (and only those 2 categories) at the same time? --- ## [Combining multiple advanced search filters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/combining-multiple-advanced-search-filters/256842)
**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/combining-multiple-advanced-search-filters/256842 "2026-01-02T21:43:28Z")
Hi there, in my large imported forum it would be extremely helpful to be able combine multiple search filters to help users pick up on activity in older threads that they participated in on the old forum such as in:poste… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=11&status=open) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=13&status=open)