# Feature **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=177 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 178 --- ## [URL to filter by category and create a new topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-to-filter-by-category-and-create-a-new-topic/91221)
**Author:** [@nikolais](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nikolais)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2018, 12:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-to-filter-by-category-and-create-a-new-topic/91221 "2018-07-20T12:54:48Z")
Hello! There is a way to open Discourse and filter by category, by adding “/c/categoryName” to the URL. There is also a way to have Discourse display the UI to create a new topic of a particular category, by adding “/n… --- ## [Add perma pins and adjust pin interface](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-perma-pins-and-adjust-pin-interface/88967)
**Author:** [@Logan\_Devine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Logan_Devine)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 9:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-perma-pins-and-adjust-pin-interface/88967 "2018-07-18T21:27:28Z")
Change the admin interface for pins to be similar to suspension length? And yes. With the permanent. I want this for topics like my \[\[OFFICIAL\]\] title requests threads. --- ## [Allow a bunch of kittens to be used as default avatars](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-a-bunch-of-kittens-to-be-used-as-default-avatars/24586)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 4:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-a-bunch-of-kittens-to-be-used-as-default-avatars/24586 "2018-07-18T16:19:27Z")
We’re working with a famous recording artist’s team to potentially move her public fan forums over to Discourse. One of the requests they had was for cuter default new user avatars. Right now our default new avatars are… --- ## [Mobile view with touch capabilities on laptop](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-view-with-touch-capabilities-on-laptop/33705)
**Author:** [@Gratouille](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gratouille)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 6:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-view-with-touch-capabilities-on-laptop/33705 "2018-07-18T06:59:03Z")
Hi there, I’m on a laptop with touch capabilities. In the hamburger-menu, I don’t have the “shortcuts” link, because this one is displayed when return !Discourse.Mobile.mobileView && !this.capabilities.touch; But what… --- ## [Top Referred Topics and Trending search via API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-referred-topics-and-trending-search-via-api/92142)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Walkom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Walkom)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 2:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-referred-topics-and-trending-search-via-api/92142 "2018-07-18T02:53:19Z")
It’d be super great if these was available via an API call that could be iterated over time. That way we use it to identify trending topics/content. --- ## [Provide option for user to hide trivial edits](https://meta.discourse.org/t/provide-option-for-user-to-hide-trivial-edits/92514)
**Author:** [@balibebas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/balibebas)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 7:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/provide-option-for-user-to-hide-trivial-edits/92514 "2018-07-17T19:40:55Z")
I often spot misspellings in my posts after the edit time has elapsed, and changing a “do” to an “to” triggers a modification. WordPress handles this by giving users an opt-out for showing changes at a user’s sole discre… --- ## [Wiki by default category should take you to first post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wiki-by-default-category-should-take-you-to-first-post/91529)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 5:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wiki-by-default-category-should-take-you-to-first-post/91529 "2018-07-17T05:13:59Z")
There is one very small (yet powerful) refinement I would like to make to the Make new topics wikis by default category setting: If a topic is in a “make wiki by default” category. AND, you read the ENTIRE TOPIC … --- ## [Limit group owners for addition of everyone to their group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-group-owners-for-addition-of-everyone-to-their-group/84966)
**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 5:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-group-owners-for-addition-of-everyone-to-their-group/84966 "2018-07-16T05:46:00Z")
currently group owners can add anyone to their group. isn’t it better to keep some limits or some privacy for users? suggestions: a setting in the user profile, which limit others from adding him to a group. or a … --- ## [Suggestion: ‘Likes received’ and ‘Posts’ in User Card](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-likes-received-and-posts-in-user-card/73010)
**Author:** [@IFD](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IFD)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-likes-received-and-posts-in-user-card/73010 "2017-11-20T20:14:54Z")
I’m on another website which uses Discourse and I very much like it. I’ve also discussed with the owner of the website and he gave me the okay to ask about this here. The issue is that, especially for newcomers, and sinc… --- ## [Auto-clear flags older than 90 days](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-clear-flags-older-than-90-days/68665)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2018, 3:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-clear-flags-older-than-90-days/68665 "2018-07-14T15:05:34Z")
Discourse is designed to be self-managing, insofar as communities are empowered to.. flag and auto-hide problematic / offensive / against ToS content flag and auto-hide spam flag and auto-block new problem users enough… --- ## [Category setting: unhide topic from latest when there is a reply](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-setting-unhide-topic-from-latest-when-there-is-a-reply/71397)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2018, 12:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-setting-unhide-topic-from-latest-when-there-is-a-reply/71397 "2018-07-14T12:36:22Z")
I’m interested in creating some categories where people are encouraged to create new topics liberally (for example, sharing links or “TIL” type posts). I’m concerned about this cluttering up the front page and I’m aware… --- ## ["Suppress category from latest topics" Unless it has comments](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suppress-category-from-latest-topics-unless-it-has-comments/92307)
**Author:** [@gerald](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerald)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2018, 10:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suppress-category-from-latest-topics-unless-it-has-comments/92307 "2018-07-14T10:27:49Z")
Hi, I suppress from the homepage a category that has many many posts that will otherwise flood the homepage. 99% of them are uninteresting posts, so no big loss… but a few of them are interesting, and because of that t… --- ## [Create topic in the future](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-topic-in-the-future/11997)
**Author:** [@sil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sil)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 9:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-topic-in-the-future/11997 "2018-07-13T21:05:56Z")
I’d like to be able to, via the API, create a Discourse topic but not have it show up until a defined time in the future. This is really handy for things like announcement posts, so I can create a new topic to announce a… --- ## [All topics in a category should be confirmed before publication](https://meta.discourse.org/t/all-topics-in-a-category-should-be-confirmed-before-publication/66800)
**Author:** [@mbajur](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbajur)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/all-topics-in-a-category-should-be-confirmed-before-publication/66800 "2018-07-13T15:53:02Z")
Hello! I’m pretty new to discourse, i’ve spent half of my life using phpBB and really common thing/extension for it was to make it able to force all new topics in given category to be confirmed by moderator before the p… --- ## [Moderators can IP ban Admins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderators-can-ip-ban-admins/92204)
**Author:** [@Karl\_Romanowski](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Karl_Romanowski)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 3:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderators-can-ip-ban-admins/92204 "2018-07-13T03:34:24Z")
Moderators have access to the Screened IPs admin area and can block the IP address of an Admin, preventing admin login. The admin sees “There is a problem with your account. …” Expected: Moderators should either not hav… --- ## [Private message without seeing other targeted users using API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-message-without-seeing-other-targeted-users-using-api/92212)
**Author:** [@Martyr2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Martyr2)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2018, 11:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-message-without-seeing-other-targeted-users-using-api/92212 "2018-07-12T23:58:05Z")
I did a search and looked around a bit but didn’t quite see quite like what I am looking for. I know you can private message users through the API and you can specify several target usernames as part of that which works … --- ## [Request: per-post pin/unpin behavior](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-per-post-pin-unpin-behavior/91734)
**Author:** [@wolftune](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wolftune)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2018, 6:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-per-post-pin-unpin-behavior/91734 "2018-07-12T18:35:47Z")
It would be ideal if we could have posts set for two distinct behaviors: stay pinned unless a user chooses to unpin automatically unpin after viewing The setting available now treats all pins the same globally based o… --- ## [Deleted posts from Akismet do not notify user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleted-posts-from-akismet-do-not-notify-user/28589)
**Author:** [@kjain](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kjain)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleted-posts-from-akismet-do-not-notify-user/28589 "2015-05-26T15:26:35Z")
We have a discourse hosting at the following domain: discuss.analyticsvidhya.com and we have been using Discourse for about 4 months now. Here is a problem our users have faced, which is leaving a bad experience: If a … --- ## [Can we have have one post with two different language](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-have-have-one-post-with-two-different-language/33360)
**Author:** [@benoir126](https://meta.discourse.org/u/benoir126)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-have-have-one-post-with-two-different-language/33360 "2018-07-10T21:09:36Z")
Hello, I want to know if we can create a new post with two different language ? --- ## [Linking to portions of a post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/linking-to-portions-of-a-post/14022)
**Author:** [@thristhart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thristhart)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2018, 5:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/linking-to-portions-of-a-post/14022 "2018-07-09T17:50:49Z")
Is there any way to link to a specific subportion of a large post? At first I attempted to specify an HTML name for an element and reference it \[like so\](#name). However, discourse (rightly) automatically strips name and… --- ## [Support for wildcards in word censoring](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-wildcards-in-word-censoring/26866)
**Author:** [@tonninseteli](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tonninseteli)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2018, 4:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-wildcards-in-word-censoring/26866 "2018-07-09T16:06:45Z")
I don’t know if anyone actually uses this for other than fun but due to inflection it would be nice to be able to use wildcards when adding censored words. --- ## [Don't use sidekiq queue to process "problems have been found" email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-use-sidekiq-queue-to-process-problems-have-been-found-email/91867)
**Author:** [@LeoMcA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LeoMcA)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2018, 10:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-use-sidekiq-queue-to-process-problems-have-been-found-email/91867 "2018-07-09T10:03:03Z")
We’ve been seeing some random sidekiq crashes recently, hopefully fixed by FIX: update mini\_racer corrects erratic segfaults · discourse/discourse@f662d11 · GitHub One problem is there was nothing obvious that told us t… --- ## [Add Social Account on User Profile (Coming Soon)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-social-account-on-user-profile-coming-soon/91493)
**Author:** [@iamjdk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/iamjdk)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2018, 4:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-social-account-on-user-profile-coming-soon/91493 "2018-07-03T16:39:19Z")
Now I will listed social accounts on user prefs page and allow revocation. This is very good new for me. I was sure one day there will be an update to add social account on user profile, I can not tell how happy I am n… --- ## [New search operator "not" for tags only](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-search-operator-not-for-tags-only/52087)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2018, 8:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-search-operator-not-for-tags-only/52087 "2018-07-03T08:02:58Z")
Over at Stonehearth we’ve started to have the want to search for topics that don’t have a certain tag on them, or that aren’t by a certain user. To the best of my understanding, this isn’t currently possible. As such, … --- ## [More specific "similar topics" when composing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-specific-similar-topics-when-composing/91260)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2018, 7:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-specific-similar-topics-when-composing/91260 "2018-07-03T07:52:49Z")
Questions have frequently come up here on meta about tweaking or turning off the education notice (is it called that in that case?) that is supposed to alert users to “similar topics” while they’re composing a new topic.… --- ## [Icon instead of color for category badge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/icon-instead-of-color-for-category-badge/91381)
**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2018, 6:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/icon-instead-of-color-for-category-badge/91381 "2018-07-03T06:39:27Z")
which one do you prefer for the category badge of a topic, visible in topic list or topic page? poll --- ## [Per-category post approval](https://meta.discourse.org/t/per-category-post-approval/91413)
**Author:** [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2018, 8:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/per-category-post-approval/91413 "2018-07-02T20:53:24Z")
Some categories are more sensitive than others. For games / products with Technical Support sections, it’s not uncommon to see topics with little-to-no information or rants in disguise. Maybe in a History forum, there’s … --- ## [Editing tags shouldn't bump the topic's timestamp](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-tags-shouldnt-bump-the-topics-timestamp/34871)
**Author:** [@jsick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jsick)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2018, 10:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-tags-shouldnt-bump-the-topics-timestamp/34871 "2018-07-01T10:43:12Z")
In my Discourse forum I’d like to refactor the set of tags we use (we’re using discourse-tagging). Early on I allowed our project staff free reign in creating new tags since there’s no way to pre-populate a fixed tag voc… --- ## [ActivityPub for federation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activitypub-for-federation/91298)
**Author:** [@Matthias84](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Matthias84)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2018, 9:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activitypub-for-federation/91298 "2018-07-01T09:52:49Z")
Hi there, are there any plans to integrate the new W3C acitivtypub protocol? https://www.activitypub.rocks It features server-server communication to share user activities and integrate content to an federated network. … --- ## [Working Image Gallery?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/working-image-gallery/91261)
**Author:** [@iber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/iber)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2018, 6:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/working-image-gallery/91261 "2018-07-01T06:02:37Z")
Why doesn’t discourse have image gallery option as a main feature of script ? Why do people have to order to a developer or consider paid options for a plugin ? Sorry, if I miss something about how it works at community… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=176) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=178)