# Feature **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=182 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 183 --- ## [Improved “letter avatar” generation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-letter-avatar-generation/86325)
**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2018, 4:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-letter-avatar-generation/86325 "2018-04-29T04:44:51Z")
Saw this on another forum, thought the shadow looked quite nice and wondered if it might be an easy addition to the code that generates default avatars for Discourse users? --- ## [Anyone else want a Zapier integration?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-else-want-a-zapier-integration/86383)
**Author:** [@Andy02](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andy02)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2018, 2:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-else-want-a-zapier-integration/86383 "2018-04-29T02:01:56Z")
Zapier seems to have most of Discourse’s rival platforms, but not this wonderful forum Fortunately it seems we can rectify this situation as Zapier runs a vote for new integrations. If i’m not alone you can click the l… --- ## [Deprecate "User card badge"?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deprecate-user-card-badge/60944)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deprecate-user-card-badge/60944 "2018-04-27T16:47:28Z")
Can we deprecate this feature? Between titles, badges, avatar flair and this, I strongly feel like we’ve reached critical mass. I’d be very happy if we could at least move this into a plugin. --- ## [Allow site operators to control full name suppression on posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-site-operators-to-control-full-name-suppression-on-posts/25378)
**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2018, 3:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-site-operators-to-control-full-name-suppression-on-posts/25378 "2018-04-27T03:05:30Z")
Continuing the discussion from Is user ID + real name redundant?: … well, not quite. It appears that if the user ID is the same as the full name (minus the capitalization and spaces), only the user name displays. In o… --- ## [Site search not working for oneboxed content?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-search-not-working-for-oneboxed-content/76175)
**Author:** [@bts](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bts)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2018, 5:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-search-not-working-for-oneboxed-content/76175 "2018-04-26T05:47:43Z")
Got a question from a user on our forum and not sure about the answer. (Feel free to move to either “bug” or “feature” as appropriate!) It seems that certain oneboxed content does not turn up in search results. The exam… --- ## [Watching and sending notifications for keywords?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-and-sending-notifications-for-keywords/59286)
**Author:** [@Tyler\_Langlois](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tyler_Langlois)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2018, 4:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-and-sending-notifications-for-keywords/59286 "2018-04-25T16:07:33Z")
I have a use case that I think is pretty common, but haven’t been able to find an existing feature either here or in Discourse itself that fits the feature I’ll describe. Essentially I have the need to get notified for … --- ## [Offline page customization](https://meta.discourse.org/t/offline-page-customization/85386)
**Author:** [@mbajur](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbajur)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/offline-page-customization/85386 "2018-04-15T20:17:25Z")
Hello, sorry if that’s something already present in here but i was no able to find any related thread. Is that possible to somehow customize an offline page? I’m talking about this one with Cannot load app message. It … --- ## [Task manager within Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/task-manager-within-discourse/68691)
**Author:** [@Ham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ham)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 9:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/task-manager-within-discourse/68691 "2018-04-24T21:42:24Z")
Not sure where this would go. Is there any sort of task manager type of plugin for staff to keep up on what needs to be done and has been done on the site? How do others communicate with their staff on this? --- ## [Message 'receiver' not in view until they reply](https://meta.discourse.org/t/message-receiver-not-in-view-until-they-reply/85553)
**Author:** [@Dani1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dani1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 6:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/message-receiver-not-in-view-until-they-reply/85553 "2018-04-24T18:15:44Z")
Hi! When sending a message to someone, the interface only shows the subject line, not the receiver. That had me stymied for a bit, until i mailed ‘myself’ (other account) and realised the user doesn’t appear until they… --- ## [Override profile background via SSO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/override-profile-background-via-sso/41921)
**Author:** [@Nuck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nuck)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 2:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/override-profile-background-via-sso/41921 "2018-04-24T02:56:55Z")
Profile “backgrounds” or “cover images” are becoming extremely common. Facebook has 'em, Twitter has 'em, MySpace had 'em all the way back in 1997 or whenever it was. SSO is for integrating with a site. Some of those … --- ## [Allow disabling username suggestions for some login options](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-disabling-username-suggestions-for-some-login-options/85955)
**Author:** [@ThiefMaster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ThiefMaster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 8:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-disabling-username-suggestions-for-some-login-options/85955 "2018-04-23T20:07:21Z")
For example, with Google OAuth you get a somewhat ugly name in the form of Firstname\_Lastname\_Nick and a custom OAuth service we use sends md5(email)\[:20\] as the username for certain users (which is obviously awful, and … --- ## [Tracking how many users are currently viewing/following a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-how-many-users-are-currently-viewing-following-a-topic/85836)
**Author:** [@Denis\_Heraud](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Denis_Heraud)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 1:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-how-many-users-are-currently-viewing-following-a-topic/85836 "2018-04-23T13:27:42Z")
Is there a way to track/see how many users are currently viewing a topic? We wanted to do some live Q&A’s/AMA’s and wondering if we have any way to know how many users are “watching”. If not, that would be a nice featur… --- ## [Tracking approvals in Staff Actions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-approvals-in-staff-actions/85574)
**Author:** [@jordan1909](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan1909)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 6:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-approvals-in-staff-actions/85574 "2018-04-23T06:13:13Z")
Is there a way or is it on the roadmap to add a log message to the staff actions log when a topic or post is approved by a moderator? The concern I see is that say moderator x approves a topic and then forgets it or it c… --- ## [Average character count stats for user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/average-character-count-stats-for-user/84696)
**Author:** [@daydreamer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/daydreamer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 12:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/average-character-count-stats-for-user/84696 "2018-04-23T00:12:05Z")
I think this is in the correct discussion area for new ideas on how to improve users stat page, would it be possible to incorporate an average character count or word count for each user which would show in the user sta… --- ## [\[Feature request\] Add setting to automatically "lock" Solution posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-add-setting-to-automatically-lock-solution-posts/85703)
**Author:** [@jonathon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jonathon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2018, 8:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-add-setting-to-automatically-lock-solution-posts/85703 "2018-04-21T20:42:51Z")
It’s currently possible for users to edit and delete their posts that are marked as solutions. This can cause issues (whether a solution is edited maliciously or simply deleted at a later date so removing the “answer”). … --- ## [Keep pinned posts in Categories list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keep-pinned-posts-in-categories-list/85740)
**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2018, 5:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keep-pinned-posts-in-categories-list/85740 "2018-04-21T17:04:35Z")
Hi, Thanks to @neil, my understanding is that Discourse will remove unpinned topics from the lists on the categories page if the user has seen them (code here). I would propose that is too strong. If a pinned post h… --- ## [Media fragments in webm file](https://meta.discourse.org/t/media-fragments-in-webm-file/64004)
**Author:** [@vikaskedia](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vikaskedia)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2018, 4:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/media-fragments-in-webm-file/64004 "2018-04-21T04:26:14Z")
When discourse sees a webm file it is smart to understand that it is a video and uses a video tag. But when the webm file has a media fragment as part of the URL .. discourse gets confused. --- ## [How to use staff tags properly?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-staff-tags-properly/84621)
**Author:** [@Ivan\_Rapekas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ivan_Rapekas)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2018, 1:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-staff-tags-properly/84621 "2018-04-21T01:42:00Z")
Hi, I would like to be learned how to use staff tags… As an admin, I created staff tag: Then I tried to create another tag with the similar name and it does not show me matches: Next, I created a tag community, t… --- ## [Adding Custom field to Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-custom-field-to-topics/61667)
**Author:** [@Jose\_C\_Gomez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jose_C_Gomez)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 11:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-custom-field-to-topics/61667 "2018-04-20T23:14:03Z")
Hi, I have searched this forum up and down and can’t find what I am looking for. I’d like to have a custom field available at each topic creation where the user can enter / select a specific version. Our forum is suppo… --- ## [Invite someone to join and give them a staged user account](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-someone-to-join-and-give-them-a-staged-user-account/47996)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 9:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-someone-to-join-and-give-them-a-staged-user-account/47996 "2018-04-20T21:08:37Z")
I still don’t fully understand how the staged user functionality works but am wondering if it can be employed to support our outreach workflow. We spend alot of our time inviting people to join our network. It would be … --- ## [A roadmap for Tags?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-roadmap-for-tags/85459)
**Author:** [@BlackKnob](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BlackKnob)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-roadmap-for-tags/85459 "2018-04-20T17:55:33Z")
What kind of improvements do you plan for tags? I would love to see: Custom Colors for individual tags Targeting individual tags via CSS works, but it feels like a hack which can easily be broken after an update a t… --- ## [403s returned if you have multiple users from one office](https://meta.discourse.org/t/403s-returned-if-you-have-multiple-users-from-one-office/85704)
**Author:** [@Bas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bas)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 11:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/403s-returned-if-you-have-multiple-users-from-one-office/85704 "2018-04-20T11:24:57Z")
Hi, Related to my previous topic, the log-in rate limit for a single IP is way to low. We just sent out an announcement email and our entire office was intermittently blocked with a very ugly “You do not have permissio… --- ## [Assign should invite?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assign-should-invite/85605)
**Author:** [@carlokok](https://meta.discourse.org/u/carlokok)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 11:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assign-should-invite/85605 "2018-04-18T11:16:53Z")
Should assigning an issue also invite that user (presuming they don’t have access) ? --- ## [Post template at Topic Level](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-template-at-topic-level/51762)
**Author:** [@SouperC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SouperC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 10:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-template-at-topic-level/51762 "2018-04-18T10:14:53Z")
I have been using the post template feature for categories. I really like this becuase it gives some guidance to the post on how to construct their post effectively. Good info in = good info out (Hopefully) Today a need… --- ## [🤔 dont put emoji name in topic slugs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thinking-dont-put-emoji-name-in-topic-slugs/76595)
**Author:** [@parisa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/parisa)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 8:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thinking-dont-put-emoji-name-in-topic-slugs/76595 "2018-04-18T08:29:00Z")
I think emoji names should not appear in the url. What do you think? :thinking: --- ## [When embedding a post into social networks, emojies makes no sense, especially in non-English text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-embedding-a-post-into-social-networks-emojies-makes-no-sense-especially-in-non-english-text/30704)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 8:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-embedding-a-post-into-social-networks-emojies-makes-no-sense-especially-in-non-english-text/30704 "2018-04-18T08:27:56Z")
Please take a look at the following screenshot - I’m trying to embed a topic into VK.com, a well-known Russian-speaking social network: Both in the title and in the topic body, there are text versions of emoji, e.g.… --- ## [Is there any forecast for Discourse to have reputation system?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-forecast-for-discourse-to-have-reputation-system/85505)
**Author:** [@Jonatan442](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonatan442)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 10:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-forecast-for-discourse-to-have-reputation-system/85505 "2018-04-17T22:57:39Z")
This is a very important function for question-and-answer systems and forums on various subjects. --- ## [Expanded profiles. has anyone already done it?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expanded-profiles-has-anyone-already-done-it/85467)
**Author:** [@Andy02](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andy02)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expanded-profiles-has-anyone-already-done-it/85467 "2018-04-17T17:53:15Z")
I want to use Discourses excellent SSO features to combine different areas of my site (wordpress, meteor, kanban) with one login and user profile. I was thinking that it would be possible to expand user profiles, perhap… --- ## [Suggestion: Allow option to vet Topics posted in certain categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-allow-option-to-vet-topics-posted-in-certain-categories/85477)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 12:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-allow-option-to-vet-topics-posted-in-certain-categories/85477 "2018-04-17T00:13:30Z")
We have several sections where it would be handy to first review the contents of Topics posted into them. Some examples: A Jobs section - we’d want to verify the poster isn’t an agency, and that the template has been f… --- ## [Suggestion: Permissions based tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-permissions-based-tags/85438)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-permissions-based-tags/85438 "2018-04-16T22:02:04Z")
Would be great if we can add permissions to certain tags - eg, Topics tagged with certain tags are only viewable by mods or TL0 etc Also slightly related, it would be nice to expand permissions. Edit: I’ll post in a sep… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=181) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=183)