# Feature **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=178 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 179 --- ## [Request: a digest version of personal notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-a-digest-version-of-personal-notifications/90158)
**Author:** [@wolftune](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wolftune)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-a-digest-version-of-personal-notifications/90158 "2018-06-29T14:20:45Z")
So, there’s notifications for PMs, quotes, replies to, mentions, and invites… and those can be turned on or off. But I’d like an option to have these notifications lumped into digests at some frequency, much the same as … --- ## [Track user By IP, Cache, Computer ID?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/track-user-by-ip-cache-computer-id/91205)
**Author:** [@Tungki\_Reza\_Prasakti](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tungki_Reza_Prasakti)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2018, 1:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/track-user-by-ip-cache-computer-id/91205 "2018-06-29T13:40:29Z")
I don’t know if the feature exist or not, but here the suggestion: Some forum like vbulletin have tracking system by track their ip and browser cookies, The reason why is because, there may troller and spammer using a… --- ## [Tag counts include topics in restricted categories even when not logged in](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-counts-include-topics-in-restricted-categories-even-when-not-logged-in/91196)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2018, 9:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-counts-include-topics-in-restricted-categories-even-when-not-logged-in/91196 "2018-06-29T09:55:16Z")
I’m not sure if I’m reporting a bug here or a feature request - feel free to recategorize. The tags page on my site is displaying counts of topics in restricted categories, even when not logged in. This is weird, and no… --- ## [Automated crawler blocking based on reputation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automated-crawler-blocking-based-on-reputation/91011)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Walkom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Walkom)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2018, 4:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automated-crawler-blocking-based-on-reputation/91011 "2018-06-29T04:24:34Z")
We recently had a spike in bad crawler activity that we’ve subsequently blocked, it was the mauibot and the IP was listed on https://www.abuseipdb.com/. (Props to the support team for guidance there!) I can see that the… --- ## [Zendesk Question - Mark as solved?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zendesk-question-mark-as-solved/90813)
**Author:** [@RyanK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RyanK)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 1:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zendesk-question-mark-as-solved/90813 "2018-06-28T01:42:11Z")
I see that there are plugins for creating Zendesk tickets from a Discourse post, but is there anything that can help facilitate the automatic closing of a ticket if a user finds the answer in our Discourse forums? Eithe… --- ## [Changing (normal) user email without verification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-normal-user-email-without-verification/90817)
**Author:** [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 5:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-normal-user-email-without-verification/90817 "2018-06-27T17:12:41Z")
You’ve probably got first-hand experience of the kind of situation. A senior stakeholder who wants something done without any intervention on their part. In this case a senior user wants their associated email address ch… --- ## [Completely automatic updates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/completely-automatic-updates/33666)
**Author:** [@dmills](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmills)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 8:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/completely-automatic-updates/33666 "2018-06-27T08:46:11Z")
Hi guys, Just wanted to put this out there: I’d like for Discourse to automatically update itself when a new version is avaialble. The current two-click upgrade is impressive, but I really just blindly click the button… --- ## [Check whether a category name is available. API dry-run / custom slug?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-whether-a-category-name-is-available-api-dry-run-custom-slug/90373)
**Author:** [@ryancey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ryancey)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 5:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-whether-a-category-name-is-available-api-dry-run-custom-slug/90373 "2018-06-27T05:35:16Z")
I’m facing an issue where I need to check wether creating a category with a given name is possible with the API — in other words, if a category slug is not already taken. Right now, I check it by fetching /c/foobar.json … --- ## [Any sub-reddit like feature?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-sub-reddit-like-feature/19852)
**Author:** [@Pahlevi\_Fikri\_Auliya](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pahlevi_Fikri_Auliya)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2018, 9:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-sub-reddit-like-feature/19852 "2018-06-26T21:25:25Z")
I plan to put Discourse inside iframe on a “problem-solving” community website. The idea is: for each problem there will be Discourse iframe (the main frame is for problem description page). The iframe is set to display … --- ## [Is there an option for GIFs?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-option-for-gifs/90793)
**Author:** [@mattdamod](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdamod)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2018, 3:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-option-for-gifs/90793 "2018-06-26T15:23:18Z")
It might exist, but I can’t fathom it. I want this feature for my community… To able to search and include GIFS in their post. Thanks in advance --- ## [Reputation and level on member profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reputation-and-level-on-member-profile/90689)
**Author:** [@hashOK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hashOK)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2018, 7:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reputation-and-level-on-member-profile/90689 "2018-06-26T07:58:41Z")
I’m looking for features like: Reputation and level of the member profile. pic - Any plugin or changes i need to make in order to get it done? --- ## [User invite process improvements](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-invite-process-improvements/19560)
**Author:** [@fysics](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fysics)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2018, 6:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-invite-process-improvements/19560 "2018-06-26T06:56:27Z")
Continuing the discussion from “There was a problem sending another activation email” …: Are there any plans to alter this process? It seems a bit dysfunctional. (The nature of my community is invite-only, so I’m using… --- ## [Limit Tag Creation To Staff](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-tag-creation-to-staff/89919)
**Author:** [@Daquantics](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Daquantics)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2018, 2:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-tag-creation-to-staff/89919 "2018-06-26T02:10:17Z")
Both of these dropdowns should have a “Staff” option: As discussed here: Thank you! cc @neil --- ## [Do questions & user replies are part of link juice?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-questions-user-replies-are-part-of-link-juice/79637)
**Author:** [@Amit\_Patel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Amit_Patel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2018, 3:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-questions-user-replies-are-part-of-link-juice/79637 "2018-02-02T15:33:48Z")
The user who posts the questions with details and corresponding replies are part of DOFOLLOW or NOFOLLOW ? I am asking in context of SEO. --- ## [Run custom ads?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/run-custom-ads/90520)
**Author:** [@tyraniczar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tyraniczar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/run-custom-ads/90520 "2018-06-25T13:43:35Z")
Hello all, Im thinking about creating a forum around a very specific niche user and only specific ads would be relevant. Is it possible to select which ads you want running on your forum? Thanks --- ## [How merge categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-merge-categories/90693)
**Author:** [@Openmind](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Openmind)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 12:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-merge-categories/90693 "2018-06-25T12:12:42Z")
Hi, I saw that this question was asked here but answered yet so I’m asking again: is there any way to merge existing categories into one? Many thanks, Torsten --- ## [Link to SoundCloud artist page doesn't OneBox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-to-soundcloud-artist-page-doesnt-onebox/90662)
**Author:** [@cmwebdev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cmwebdev)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 4:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-to-soundcloud-artist-page-doesnt-onebox/90662 "2018-06-25T04:01:42Z")
Linking to a SoundCloud artist page/profile embeds the first track on the page. I think it should create a OneBox link to the page instead. Example Link: https://soundcloud.com/djscottyboy Becomes: Also the preview… --- ## [Discourse Docker Manager: Upgrade All](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-docker-manager-upgrade-all/33808)
**Author:** [@KazWolfe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KazWolfe)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2018, 3:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-docker-manager-upgrade-all/33808 "2018-06-24T15:33:23Z")
The Docker Manager is great for keeping everything up-to-date, but it’s awfully slow when you have more than one thing that needs upgrading, not to mention that you need to restart the web server once for each plugin. I… --- ## [Set language interface on bulk invite](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-language-interface-on-bulk-invite/90414)
**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-language-interface-on-bulk-invite/90414 "2018-06-21T19:37:22Z")
Hi, As I start to bulk invite users from different parts of our organization’s global operations, it would be nice if the bulk invite .csv file could take in a fourth column that sets the invited users default language … --- ## [Customize invite message also for "invite others to a topic"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-invite-message-also-for-invite-others-to-a-topic/63622)
**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-invite-message-also-for-invite-others-to-a-topic/63622 "2018-06-21T16:15:54Z")
usually I’d rather use the mention feature (@) rather than the invite button at the button of a topic. because when I mention someone, I can explain him the reason of mentioning. but: when the cm wants to invite seve… --- ## [Ordering search results by total number of likes in topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ordering-search-results-by-total-number-of-likes-in-topic/89804)
**Author:** [@cpinter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpinter)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ordering-search-results-by-total-number-of-likes-in-topic/89804 "2018-06-21T15:45:09Z")
The current operation of “Most Liked” ordering in search is like this: In topic A, there are N liked replies, each getting M likes (total N\*M likes) In the search result page topic A’s title appears N times, and each i… --- ## [Option to not truncate GitHub/GitLab onebox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-not-truncate-github-gitlab-onebox/90098)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 3:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-not-truncate-github-gitlab-onebox/90098 "2018-06-20T03:09:12Z")
Continuing the discussion from Github boxes should be truncated: If there was a way to avoid content truncation on a per-link basis we could be posting links to our GitHub-specific documentation and make it searchable h… --- ## [Disallow to accept an answer given by topic creater](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disallow-to-accept-an-answer-given-by-topic-creater/85076)
**Author:** [@pkulkov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pkulkov)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 4:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disallow-to-accept-an-answer-given-by-topic-creater/85076 "2018-06-19T04:53:32Z")
Hi! How to disallow to accept an answer given by topic creater. Now question creater can answer on own question, so if i give badges for answers, user can achive it by asking and answering self questions. --- ## [Request: a one-time informed consent to reply-notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-a-one-time-informed-consent-to-reply-notifications/90155)
**Author:** [@wolftune](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wolftune)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 9:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-a-one-time-informed-consent-to-reply-notifications/90155 "2018-06-18T21:18:35Z")
As in GDPR but valuable otherwise, I’d like a way to show new users an opt-in checkbox right when they first post something. The state they choose then will be set for whether they get notifications of replies in general… --- ## [0 second post wait?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/0-second-post-wait/89929)
**Author:** [@Logan\_Devine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Logan_Devine)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 6:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/0-second-post-wait/89929 "2018-06-18T18:18:52Z")
For post waits like the “wait 0 secs before posting again” it should say “wait less then a second before posting again. (Precise value 1/15 or so)” --- ## [Create a "reports index" page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-reports-index-page/87399)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 11:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-reports-index-page/87399 "2018-06-18T11:19:57Z")
At the moment we have quite a few reports defined at /admin/reports/report-name however there is no “Top Level” page to list all available reports, nor is there any way to add custom reports. It would be nice to have a … --- ## [Pros & Cons topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pros-cons-topics/90036)
**Author:** [@leog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/leog)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 6:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pros-cons-topics/90036 "2018-06-18T06:06:54Z")
Hello! I was wondering if there is any feature to cover what kialo.com provides: a debate around pros & cons of certain topic. I would think that a feature like that could be shaped as a plugin but as it could modify th… --- ## [Feature Idea: Universal Inline Whispers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-idea-universal-inline-whispers/89005)
**Author:** [@BlackKnob](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BlackKnob)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2018, 6:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-idea-universal-inline-whispers/89005 "2018-06-17T06:33:04Z")
Summary Whispers extended to all users, implemented as an inline markup, visible only to selected users or a group. Use Cases an extension of mentions, with additional private communication a lighter form of communicat… --- ## [Automatically create category when creating new group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-create-category-when-creating-new-group/84255)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 1:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-create-category-when-creating-new-group/84255 "2018-06-16T01:26:56Z")
The most common use of groups is probably to define access rights for non-public categories. Currently the two things - creating a group and creating a category - are entirely separate steps and since the name of a categ… --- ## [List newly added tags in daily digest (and search for them)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-newly-added-tags-in-daily-digest-and-search-for-them/80513)
**Author:** [@dnsmichi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dnsmichi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 7:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-newly-added-tags-in-daily-digest-and-search-for-them/80513 "2018-06-15T07:00:31Z")
Hi, next to my monitoring-portal.org platform we’re also test-driving Discourse as internal discussion and knowledge exchange at work (more blogging on that soon). The requirements are somewhat different, there’s a lot … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=177) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=179)