# Feature

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## [Add option for site admins to disable gravatar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-option-for-site-admins-to-disable-gravatar/137389)

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**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")

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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…

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## [Use keyboard shortcuts, regardless of the keyboard layout](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-keyboard-shortcuts-regardless-of-the-keyboard-layout/57149)

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**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")

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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…

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## [Discourse slugs aren't transliterated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-slugs-arent-transliterated/137322)

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**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")

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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…

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## [Profile pictures for groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-pictures-for-groups/136736)

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**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")

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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 …

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## [Featured topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/featured-topics/137023)

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**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")

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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…

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## [Return to start of topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/return-to-start-of-topic/136962)

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**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")

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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 …

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## [Auto-invite mentioned users in PM's](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-invite-mentioned-users-in-pms/136979)

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**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")

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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…

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## [Subcategory display format on Categories page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategory-display-format-on-categories-page/136909)

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**Author:** [@rogerco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rogerco)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategory-display-format-on-categories-page/136909 "2019-12-23T18:36:21Z")

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At the moment there is an inconsistency between the way subcategories display in the setting “desktop category page style” : “Boxes with Subcategories” and all of the other options which display the list of subcategories…

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## [ETag header support](https://meta.discourse.org/t/etag-header-support/136729)

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**Author:** [@JackCA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JackCA)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2019, 12:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/etag-header-support/136729 "2019-12-23T00:13:44Z")

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I feel like ETag’s would have a large positive performance impact for page loads since most of the HTML pages are not cached. This would avoid the server from needing to serve the page if the client already has downloade…

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## [Post collaborators](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-collaborators/136834)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2019, 8:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-collaborators/136834 "2019-12-22T20:57:31Z")

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I’m not sure if there’s a huge need for this feature, but I figure a discussion couldn’t hurt. Right now, there’s not really anything in between only you being able to edit your posts and a wiki where anyone of a certain…

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## [Blue post notices ... really necessary?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blue-post-notices-really-necessary/124192)

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**Author:** [@Tracey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tracey)\
**Replies:** 47\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2019, 12:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blue-post-notices-really-necessary/124192 "2019-09-02T12:06:41Z")

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Anyone else find these blue banners announcing ones activity, very condescending, immature and annoying? Maybe even embarassing for the OP concerned! :woman\_shrugging:t3: The Discourse forum does not need such childis…

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## [When merge posts add timestamp](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-merge-posts-add-timestamp/136756)

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**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2019, 5:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-merge-posts-add-timestamp/136756 "2019-12-21T05:35:09Z")

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I hope this is not hard to implement. I would like to have merged posts add the timestamp. This would make merged posts more clear. An optional function would be to automatically merge posts this way if it’s a double po…

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## [Feature request: delete spammer directly from post menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-delete-spammer-directly-from-post-menu/136731)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-delete-spammer-directly-from-post-menu/136731 "2019-12-20T18:54:09Z")

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In many cases, we know right away when we see spam posts that they are spam and should be deleted, and the spammer should be deleted. But it’s a few clicks away to get that task done. It would save so much time to have a…

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## [Theme specific images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-specific-images/136628)

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**Author:** [@liamtownsley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/liamtownsley)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-specific-images/136628 "2019-12-20T18:07:05Z")

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I believe that discourse should support uploading images that show differently per themes. This would make it easier to create images adapted to a forums theme, example: If I was to use an image that had white text here…

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## [The translate API isn't free](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-translate-api-isnt-free/121490)

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**Author:** [@adrianpunkt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adrianpunkt)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-translate-api-isnt-free/121490 "2019-12-20T16:55:06Z")

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WARNING! This plugin can generate huge unexpected charges. In seems to check every post to detect its language and that can add up to $$$. We were surprised by a $1000 charge by Google, maybe something the developers mig…

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## [Add \[SOLVED\] to title?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-solved-to-title/136514)

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**Author:** [@Alex\_P](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alex_P)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-solved-to-title/136514 "2019-12-20T14:09:56Z")

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Is it possible to add something like \[solved\] to the topic title instead of just the small icon, to make it more noticeable and (I think) improve SEO?

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## [Hotkey for jumping to the category box](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hotkey-for-jumping-to-the-category-box/136606)

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**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2019, 12:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hotkey-for-jumping-to-the-category-box/136606 "2019-12-20T12:39:23Z")

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Is there a hotkey or other way to access the category box with just the keyboard? My current solution for jumping to a category is G+C, then do a browser search for the right category and then click the right result, whi…

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## [Adding SQRL (Secure Quick Reliable Login) http://sqrl.pl/blog/](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-sqrl-secure-quick-reliable-login-http-sqrl-pl-blog/33298)

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**Author:** [@chamunks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chamunks)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-sqrl-secure-quick-reliable-login-http-sqrl-pl-blog/33298 "2019-12-18T16:56:05Z")

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What I Believe I believe that Discourse is already throwing away many standardized conventions already in the name of evolution of communication and related technology. Moving to something where privacy, security reliab…

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## [Vote from outside the topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/vote-from-outside-topic/132955)

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**Author:** [@Pedro\_Henrique](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pedro_Henrique)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2019, 12:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/vote-from-outside-topic/132955 "2019-12-18T12:00:50Z")

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I’d like to make it possible to vote from outside the topic. Is it possible to move the button to the side of the list of topics in a category?

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## [Displaying code changes and comments](https://meta.discourse.org/t/displaying-code-changes-and-comments/136308)

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**Author:** [@pgr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pgr)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2019, 5:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/displaying-code-changes-and-comments/136308 "2019-12-18T05:36:52Z")

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This is a question of whether a feature exists (possibly as a plugin) or a feature request in case it doesn’t… What I’m looking for is the ability to display something like this within Discourse Forum discussions: N…

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## [Poll with staff only results creatable by non-staff members](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-with-staff-only-results-creatable-by-non-staff-members/136046)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2019, 9:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-with-staff-only-results-creatable-by-non-staff-members/136046 "2019-12-17T21:44:51Z")

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Right now, as a non-staff member, I can create a poll where the results are only visible to staff members. What is the use case for that? As it is, I’m concerned someone will click that and lock themselves and everyone o…

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## [Viewing unanswered topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/viewing-unanswered-topics/18744)

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**Author:** [@ralphm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ralphm)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2019, 5:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/viewing-unanswered-topics/18744 "2019-12-17T17:16:23Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Is there a better way to handle the “Up!”/“Bump!” usecase?: One thing I do like about vB is that it’s easy to view a list of unanswered threads. Is there a way to do it in Discourse? It’s…

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## [Automatic message: your topic is bumped and found the chance to get new answers!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-message-your-topic-is-bumped-and-found-the-chance-to-get-new-answers/136310)

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**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2019, 1:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-message-your-topic-is-bumped-and-found-the-chance-to-get-new-answers/136310 "2019-12-17T13:16:13Z")

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it’d be great if the user get informed about his topic being bumped with a message with the Bumper Robot :robot: , this way he can: update about the status of the topic (whether he found the solution himself or not), e…

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## [How can I stop onebox redirection?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-stop-onebox-redirection/81515)

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**Author:** [@Gulshan\_Kumar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gulshan_Kumar)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2019, 1:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-stop-onebox-redirection/81515 "2019-12-17T01:13:56Z")

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Hello, Consider a situation for an affiliate marketer.. where path http://x.com/go/discourse/ is HTTP 301 to https://discourse.org/ref=1 again HTTP 301 to https://discourse.org/ Problem is when I type first link, in o…

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## [Excluding/negating words in search](https://meta.discourse.org/t/excluding-negating-words-in-search/135992)

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**Author:** [@hannes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hannes)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2019, 9:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/excluding-negating-words-in-search/135992 "2019-12-15T09:31:09Z")

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While negating searches for tags is supported (-tag:thistag), there is no way to exclude certain words from a generic search. The “-” character is often used to allow search users to explicitly list words that the resul…

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## [Discourse sites in Playstore](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-sites-in-playstore/135040)

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**Author:** [@Pravi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pravi)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2019, 6:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-sites-in-playstore/135040 "2019-12-14T18:44:55Z")

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Hey guys! What’re your thoughts on converting a PWA to APK file? Is it possible to make every website made from discourse available via the play store? I was going through the link below. https://medium.com/@firt/googl…

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## [Suggestion:make import available in the frontend](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-make-import-available-in-the-frontend/135845)

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**Author:** [@paultaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/paultaylor)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-make-import-available-in-the-frontend/135845 "2019-12-13T22:38:17Z")

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The instructions for importing are very opaque, and then there is the double complication of Discourse running in a Docker and how that affects how the import has to work. Since it seems a large proportion of Discourse …

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## [Changing doesnt-exist-not-found functionality to encourage users to join?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-doesnt-exist-not-found-functionality-to-encourage-users-to-join/135596)

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**Author:** [@craigconstantine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/craigconstantine)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-doesnt-exist-not-found-functionality-to-encourage-users-to-join/135596 "2019-12-13T15:29:36Z")

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I have a discourse community that has some content which is public and some which is private. I’d like to change what it does when you try to access—while not logged in—a page which exists, but you don’t have access to. …

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## [Best Answer vs Solved](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-answer-vs-solved/135720)

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**Author:** [@puchal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/puchal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2019, 4:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-answer-vs-solved/135720 "2019-12-13T04:36:57Z")

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Would it be possible to add a setting allowing changing word “Solved” with something else, e.g. “Best Answer”? Or can it be accomplished in any other way?

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## [Create a unified offline / maintenance status + page utility for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-unified-offline-maintenance-status-page-utility-for-discourse/135605)

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**Author:** [@mreach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mreach)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2019, 4:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-unified-offline-maintenance-status-page-utility-for-discourse/135605 "2019-12-13T04:19:05Z")

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Currently when we are doing any kind of maintenance (aside from simply updating) and want to take the site offline or set it to read-only there is no way of giving visitors a message about what is going on or how long of…

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