# Feature **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=122&status=open [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 123 --- ## [Improving Customise Text admin option](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-customise-text-admin-option/139759)
**Author:** [@rogerco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rogerco)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-customise-text-admin-option/139759 "2020-01-27T19:13:42Z")
Currently the text you enter to search on the /admin/customize/site\_texts page searches both the actual text and the label/name. This means for example if you search for “Groups” because you wish to change the word “Gro… --- ## [Switching voting off for individual topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switching-voting-off-for-individual-topics/125276)
**Author:** [@Roskalov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Roskalov)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 6:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switching-voting-off-for-individual-topics/125276 "2020-01-23T18:52:22Z")
I wonder if it is a possibility without closing a topic itself. The reason is to acknowledge that no further voting is required but still allow a discussion to continue. --- ## [Category-wise RTL direction forcing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-wise-rtl-direction-forcing/90383)
**Author:** [@yaron](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yaron)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-wise-rtl-direction-forcing/90383 "2020-01-22T17:53:36Z")
Hey guys! I was wondering if there’s a way to force RTL for a specific category so if I have several communities from around the world and each one has it’s own category I’ll be able to let all the RTL languages categor… --- ## [Topic Visitors Counter Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-visitors-counter-plugin/41456)
**Author:** [@saiqulhaq](https://meta.discourse.org/u/saiqulhaq)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-visitors-counter-plugin/41456 "2020-01-22T14:15:30Z")
Hi I’ve made a simple plugin to display how many visitors are visiting a topic. https://github.com/saiqulhaq/tvc This plugin calculates visitors based on session id, so it will not increment the total viewer data i… --- ## [Max Post Length: Different for Administrators](https://meta.discourse.org/t/max-post-length-different-for-administrators/139384)
**Author:** [@Zyniker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zyniker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 6:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/max-post-length-different-for-administrators/139384 "2020-01-22T06:33:07Z")
Although it is quite easy to use a plugin to override the max\_post\_length setting, it would be nice to have the option to edit the post length limit for certain users (e.g., administrators). I presently have a use case w… --- ## [Default avatar library](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-avatar-library/139367)
**Author:** [@Glenn\_Cooke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Glenn_Cooke)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 1:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-avatar-library/139367 "2020-01-22T01:08:28Z")
Would appreciate some advice on what I’d like to implement. I don’t think I properly understand the current avatar system. I think that new users get an auto-generated icon based on the first letter of their username. … --- ## [Data Explorer feature: SQL query to Admin Dashboard Widget](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-feature-sql-query-to-admin-dashboard-widget/75303)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-feature-sql-query-to-admin-dashboard-widget/75303 "2020-01-19T23:57:28Z")
We already can build queries in the admin panel right from the Data Explorer plugin. The idea is a simple checkbox addition: “Show in admin panel”, one per query. If checked, query results are shown as a widget in the … --- ## [Mention github issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mention-github-issues/131970)
**Author:** [@paul121](https://meta.discourse.org/u/paul121)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mention-github-issues/131970 "2020-01-18T16:33:52Z")
I’ve tried searching the forum and discourse github for an answer, but I didn’t find anything. Is there an existing plugin that lets you mention github issues, pull requests and commits in a similar manner as you can fro… --- ## [Looking for a 'I have this problem too' button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-a-i-have-this-problem-too-button/138972)
**Author:** [@CubNichols](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CubNichols)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2020, 1:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-a-i-have-this-problem-too-button/138972 "2020-01-18T13:10:17Z")
I often see this in forums in place of a like button. I think it helps curb the additional posts of “I have this too”, which the like button is supposed to take care of. Is this an option in Discourse or is there a known… --- ## [Access control list as code](https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-control-list-as-code/139007)
**Author:** [@zeroexcuses](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zeroexcuses)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2020, 8:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-control-list-as-code/139007 "2020-01-18T08:15:19Z")
I’m aware of Discourse Patreon . Although my question involves patreon, the “patreon plugin” is not the answer I’m looking for. Is there a nice way to extend a Ruby class to via code specify access control list? For ex… --- ## [Sender name of the Summary email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sender-name-of-the-summary-email/138876)
**Author:** [@syl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/syl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sender-name-of-the-summary-email/138876 "2020-01-17T23:44:51Z")
In my email client (gmail), the summary I received from Discourse Meta looks like this: In my opinion, it looks a bit awkward. In the first row, “\[SpringRoll/Bellhop\] Feature/debug mode (#32)” sounds like a title an… --- ## [Onebox redirects prevent linking to login-only content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-redirects-prevent-linking-to-login-only-content/93632)
**Author:** [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-redirects-prevent-linking-to-login-only-content/93632 "2020-01-15T14:26:45Z")
Onebox follows redirects, which is usually a good thing, I guess. This becomes a problem, however, when you share a link to a page requiring sign-in that simply redirects to a sign-in page when an anonymous user visits … --- ## [Is there support for custom topic field per Category?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-support-for-custom-topic-field-per-category/31986)
**Author:** [@anon82356247](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon82356247)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2020, 5:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-support-for-custom-topic-field-per-category/31986 "2020-01-15T05:13:21Z")
Is there support custom topic fields by category that are operable? One example would be to have an category whose topics require a date and then being able to sort the topics within the category by the new field? Of … --- ## [Prompt subscription to groups for non members](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prompt-subscription-to-groups-for-non-members/138557)
**Author:** [@Fausto\_Dassenno](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fausto_Dassenno)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prompt-subscription-to-groups-for-non-members/138557 "2020-01-14T22:20:52Z")
Hi, I designed an integration between my WP blog and a Discourse installation. I then want to have multiple private categories. In order to do so I created private groups and used those to manage access to the categories… --- ## [Agnostic Invite Link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/agnostic-invite-link/78334)
**Author:** [@8BIT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/8BIT)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2020, 1:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/agnostic-invite-link/78334 "2020-01-09T13:39:19Z")
This may have been suggested, but, is there any continued (active) conversation around providing an email-agnostic link for signups? Feel free to close if this is a dupe. --- ## [Ability to link Social Account to existing account on Sign In](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-link-social-account-to-existing-account-on-sign-in/138111)
**Author:** [@Aeon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aeon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2020, 12:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-link-social-account-to-existing-account-on-sign-in/138111 "2020-01-09T00:19:04Z")
When signing in to Discourse, there is an attempt to link an existing account by email automatically. However, some sites (e.g. Steam) doesn’t give out the users email when signing in. If a user were to sign in via Disc… --- ## [Reload after changing category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reload-after-changing-category/138037)
**Author:** [@Chaboi\_3000](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chaboi_3000)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2020, 7:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reload-after-changing-category/138037 "2020-01-08T07:32:29Z")
I noticed an annoying issue when you’re changing from a topic category from a category with an accepted answer button :white\_check\_mark: to a category without it, it doesn’t reload making the topic not save changes unles… --- ## [Alternate home page 'digest' layout](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternate-home-page-digest-layout/33854)
**Author:** [@trudat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trudat)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 9:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternate-home-page-digest-layout/33854 "2020-01-06T21:39:23Z")
I am proposing the following design concept as an alternative to the current home page or the current /category page. This design is inspired by Google News and other sites with digest-ee layouts. I’ll quickly describe t… --- ## [Popup warning for NSFW category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/popup-warning-for-nsfw-category/21296)
**Author:** [@ximi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ximi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 5:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/popup-warning-for-nsfw-category/21296 "2020-01-06T05:30:52Z")
Suppose we have a category for NSFW content, is a popup warning before entry easy to implement? Something that tells the user he/she is entering NSFW category, something like: “The content of this section is for mature … --- ## [Button to link any post in a topic to the first post (shown only for topic owner)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/button-to-link-any-post-in-a-topic-to-the-first-post-shown-only-for-topic-owner/137036)
**Author:** [@gingerman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gingerman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/button-to-link-any-post-in-a-topic-to-the-first-post-shown-only-for-topic-owner/137036 "2020-01-05T22:46:18Z")
Firstly, Merry Christmas Everyone ! Problem Topics like announcements about new feature / plugin / theme face this problem. Usually the first post in an announcement topic has all the features explained (as per the … --- ## [Share link is not a text box on touch devices](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-link-is-not-a-text-box-on-touch-devices/137688)
**Author:** [@jsha](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jsha)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-link-is-not-a-text-box-on-touch-devices/137688 "2020-01-04T16:36:53Z")
On both https://community.letsencrypt.org/ and here, when I click the “share link” button I get a rendered link rather than the text box I’m used to. This is surprising because it requires a right click on the link in or… --- ## [Homepage doesn't have canonical URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/homepage-doesnt-have-canonical-url/50450)
**Author:** [@michaeld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaeld)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/homepage-doesnt-have-canonical-url/50450 "2020-01-04T16:02:56Z")
Long story short: it seems like the homepage doesn’t have a canonical URL tag… ? That’s relevant when you change the hostname of the site and don’t want to redirect everything yet, and in order to avoid search index en… --- ## [Add a "curated personal learning" page for users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-curated-personal-learning-page-for-users/132897)
**Author:** [@taonmatt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/taonmatt)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-curated-personal-learning-page-for-users/132897 "2020-01-02T21:59:21Z")
I came to Discourse through Seth Godin’s “The Marketing Seminar” which is run on Discourse instances. Something I constantly found myself wanting in my experience there through TMS6 and TMS7 was a page of my own where I… --- ## [Add option for site admins to disable gravatar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-option-for-site-admins-to-disable-gravatar/137389)
**Author:** [@IanKelling](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IanKelling)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 7:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-option-for-site-admins-to-disable-gravatar/137389 "2019-12-30T19:43:00Z")
I don’t want my site to enable users to get tracked by gravatar. Googling for “what is gravatar’s business model”, the very first link I get is https://www.quora.com/What-is-Gravatars-business-model-How-do-they-stay-prof… --- ## [Use keyboard shortcuts, regardless of the keyboard layout](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-keyboard-shortcuts-regardless-of-the-keyboard-layout/57149)
**Author:** [@youwiki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/youwiki)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 10:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-keyboard-shortcuts-regardless-of-the-keyboard-layout/57149 "2019-12-30T10:18:23Z")
Good afternoon! To use keyboard shortcuts to the user with different from the Latin keyboard layout, must switch it first. It is not too convenient. Maybe it makes sense to add bindings to the file app/assets/javascrip… --- ## [Discourse slugs aren't transliterated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-slugs-arent-transliterated/137322)
**Author:** [@ufukayyildiz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ufukayyildiz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2019, 8:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-slugs-arent-transliterated/137322 "2019-12-29T20:48:07Z")
hi, i installed a new discourse forum. i set forum language as Turkish. created a topic with title Peyni̇r üreti̇mi̇nde kullanilan starter kültürler but discourse created url wrongly, it cutted some words wrongly. ht… --- ## [Profile pictures for groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-pictures-for-groups/136736)
**Author:** [@Robert\_Best](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Robert_Best)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2019, 7:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-pictures-for-groups/136736 "2019-12-25T19:15:06Z")
I just discovered the power of the group system on Discourse. Is it possible, maybe with a plugin, to allow groups to specify a “profile picture” like users can that will display in a similar way to users when you click … --- ## [Featured topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/featured-topics/137023)
**Author:** [@Biscuit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Biscuit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2019, 10:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/featured-topics/137023 "2019-12-25T10:59:51Z")
Is there a theme or planned feature to spotlight specific topics? We can pin a topic in a few ways, but is there a theme that promotes certain threads in a sidebar, or header, without needing to code it each time? I’m t… --- ## [Return to start of topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/return-to-start-of-topic/136962)
**Author:** [@mattdamod](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdamod)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2019, 1:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/return-to-start-of-topic/136962 "2019-12-25T01:01:53Z")
Hi, and Merry Christmas all :slight\_smile: I have had a few members of my community ask if there could be a faster way of returning to the top of a thread. I have pointed out that the date to the side of the trhead can … --- ## [Auto-invite mentioned users in PM's](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-invite-mentioned-users-in-pms/136979)
**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2019, 12:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-invite-mentioned-users-in-pms/136979 "2019-12-25T00:36:49Z")
I find that I always expect Discourse to invite new users that I @mention in a PM into the conversation (that’s a compliment for Discourse :wink: ). It would be great that upon submitting a PM with such mentions, a dialo… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=121&status=open) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=123&status=open)