# Feature

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## [Should 'restore topic' be logged in the staff action log?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-restore-topic-be-logged-in-the-staff-action-log/83262)

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**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-restore-topic-be-logged-in-the-staff-action-log/83262 "2018-03-21T16:53:25Z")

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When a topic is deleted, we get an entry in the staff log: “topic deleted” (unless that topic is owned by the staff member who pressed delete). If that topic is then restored, there is no log entry made for the restorat…

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## [Inviting the entire community to a particular topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inviting-the-entire-community-to-a-particular-topic/71849)

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**Author:** [@MAR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MAR)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inviting-the-entire-community-to-a-particular-topic/71849 "2018-03-20T19:59:56Z")

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How do you invite the entire community to a topic? Is there a group invite. I noticed that you have to tag people individually for the invitation process. Any advice?

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## [Google Cache / Google Crawling does not include Suggested Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-cache-google-crawling-does-not-include-suggested-topics/63793)

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**Author:** [@carlhendy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/carlhendy)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-cache-google-crawling-does-not-include-suggested-topics/63793 "2017-06-11T18:19:22Z")

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Hi all, Long time lurker and fan of Discourse. Yes, a huge fan so before I go down the SEO path I want to be clear this is not a criticism more of a suggestion. I have searched for this topic but could not find it discu…

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## [Image Annotation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-annotation/83223)

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**Author:** [@JimmyBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JimmyBoy)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 1:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-annotation/83223 "2018-03-20T01:35:56Z")

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Hi, First post, apologies if in wrong section. Something I like to do is write tutorials / guides on how to do things. As part of the process I may include a lot of screenshot’s with markup (I currently use macOS previ…

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## [Categories with allowed Tag Groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-with-allowed-tag-groups/83192)

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**Author:** [@BlackKnob](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BlackKnob)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-with-allowed-tag-groups/83192 "2018-03-19T20:30:22Z")

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Here’s a strange scenario. A category has a defined allowed tag group. When you create a new topic within this category and create a new tag, this tag is unassigned to any group. This is a contradiction, because an una…

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## [Group inbox on a group's page (mockup)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-inbox-on-a-groups-page-mockup/71319)

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**Author:** [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 10:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-inbox-on-a-groups-page-mockup/71319 "2018-03-19T10:11:08Z")

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Use case I can visit a group’s homepage. From there, I can send a Message to the group. But I can’t see any of the conversations that we’ve been having. This is counter-intuitive. Solution There should be a tab, alongsi…

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## [Max trust level to view topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/max-trust-level-to-view-topic/83270)

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**Author:** [@thaidb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thaidb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 2:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/max-trust-level-to-view-topic/83270 "2018-03-19T02:13:30Z")

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i wanna setup: Min trust level:0 can be create topic. Sumary topic be posted upto 400 topic. This user can view other topic Or we setup max leval in order to view all topic Because, we can’t setup category permisscio…

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## [Checkboxes for custom flag reasons and anonymous feedback](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checkboxes-for-custom-flag-reasons-and-anonymous-feedback/82860)

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**Author:** [@wolftune](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wolftune)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checkboxes-for-custom-flag-reasons-and-anonymous-feedback/82860 "2018-03-18T15:26:37Z")

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Continuing the discussion from "Subflags"/anotations as part of flags: I found that older topic searching exactly for this sort of thing before posting anew. To add new perspective: We have a Code of Conduct with a li…

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## [Show an error page when click track fails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-an-error-page-when-click-track-fails/82633)

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**Author:** [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2018, 11:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-an-error-page-when-click-track-fails/82633 "2018-03-16T23:33:38Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Linkify words in post, theme component: The click track / topic link extraction code has had more than its fair share of bugs in the past, and it’s past due to come up with a mitigation so…

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## [When wikis are edited, they should be bumped](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-wikis-are-edited-they-should-be-bumped/79121)

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**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-wikis-are-edited-they-should-be-bumped/79121 "2018-03-16T18:20:05Z")

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I believe when wikis get a non-trivial edit (X # of characters?), they should be bumped. Otherwise, the change is not evident to other participants. If it is a working document, it keeps drifting down the list of topics. …

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## [Multiple invites on single topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-invites-on-single-topic/45779)

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**Author:** [@Karthik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Karthik)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-invites-on-single-topic/45779 "2018-03-15T18:24:25Z")

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Hey Guys, Was wondering if there is a way to invite multiple users to a single topic/post? Currently, I can invite one person and have to close window \> invite again. Would be nicer if multiple names can be selected f…

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## [Ability to reorder Brand Header links in settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-reorder-brand-header-links-in-settings/312638)

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**Author:** [@mikechristopher](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mikechristopher)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-reorder-brand-header-links-in-settings/312638 "2018-03-15T17:27:42Z")

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It would be useful if you were able to reorder the links / social links etc as if you want to add a new one in it auto appends to the end but then would have to remove all others if you want it second for example. Other…

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## [Upgrading common password prevention - Pwned Passwords v2](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrading-common-password-prevention-pwned-passwords-v2/81922)

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**Author:** [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 10:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrading-common-password-prevention-pwned-passwords-v2/81922 "2018-03-14T22:12:33Z")

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Troy Hunt has released Pwned Passwords v2 has part of his Have I Been Pwned service, which tracks data breaches: Have I Been Pwned: Pwned Passwords The password checker uses a great privacy-preserving and cache-friendly…

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## [Thumbnails of images in topics list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thumbnails-of-images-in-topics-list/16022)

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**Author:** [@justin\_gordon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin_gordon)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 8:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thumbnails-of-images-in-topics-list/16022 "2018-03-14T20:32:10Z")

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Any chance of displaying thumbnails in images in the topics list, such as the way that Swaylock’s does it on their homepage (not actually for forum topics, but seems kind of neat.

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## [Category Sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-sidebar/82932)

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**Author:** [@pux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pux)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 4:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-sidebar/82932 "2018-03-14T04:32:00Z")

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Hello Discourse Team, I’m a user of this wonderful software on the Manjaro Forum. If I click on the Latest tab I would love to be able to choose which sub categories are shown on the fly. Like for example check/unchec…

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## [Global theme settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/global-theme-settings/82881)

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**Author:** [@Vaping\_Community](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vaping_Community)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 12:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/global-theme-settings/82881 "2018-03-13T12:17:09Z")

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I love the ability to theme discourse and it works really well for individual themes but I feel like global settings for /head / CSS etc that would apply to all themes would make things so much easier when trying to mana…

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## [Watch Groups to Receive Notifications when Members Post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watch-groups-to-receive-notifications-when-members-post/53394)

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**Author:** [@alexs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alexs)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 10:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watch-groups-to-receive-notifications-when-members-post/53394 "2018-03-13T10:32:15Z")

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In the Monzo Discourse community the Monzo employees are all part of a group ‘Monzo’. The employees posts sometimes include time sensitive announcements & the most important news so it would be useful for the other memb…

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## ["Subflags"/anotations as part of flags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subflags-anotations-as-part-of-flags/43040)

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**Author:** [@dGr8LookinSparky](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dGr8LookinSparky)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2016, 2:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subflags-anotations-as-part-of-flags/43040 "2016-04-24T14:44:57Z")

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Often a flag worthy post would contain flag worthy content mixed with acceptable content. Additionally there may be multiple types of flag worthy content within the same post. It would be advantageous for both better e…

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## [Hierarchical Categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hierarchical-categories/11809)

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**Author:** [@jgordon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jgordon)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 9:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hierarchical-categories/11809 "2018-03-12T21:10:11Z")

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We have a use case that if implemented today would require the use of many sub-categories. That sounds a bit kludgey to me so I’m wondering where I can get more info on the planned feature: hierarchical categories - and…

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## [Project ideas for GSoC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/project-ideas-for-gsoc/82668)

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**Author:** [@dashohoxha](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dashohoxha)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 1:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/project-ideas-for-gsoc/82668 "2018-03-12T01:21:06Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Project ideas for Google Summer of Code 2018: The ideas page is the most important part of the organization application.

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## [Limitation of post per day in a category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limitation-of-post-per-day-in-a-category/82726)

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**Author:** [@Faro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Faro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2018, 9:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limitation-of-post-per-day-in-a-category/82726 "2018-03-11T21:45:41Z")

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Hello all, Sorry for my english, I try to do my best but it’s not my native language. We use (with pleasure) Discourse for our Discussion. For improve quality of debates, we want to try a specific limitation for some c…

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## [Hide staff tags from non-staff users II](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-staff-tags-from-non-staff-users-ii/82738)

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**Author:** [@ballistic](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ballistic)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-staff-tags-from-non-staff-users-ii/82738 "2018-03-11T17:55:38Z")

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There was a feature request: But in our case, we want to hide those tags completely anywhere on the website. E.G. we tag a few topics “to-be-promoted-next-week”. General users shouldn’t see it.

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## [Markdown Not Interpreted When Pulled from Page w/ Embedded Discussion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-not-interpreted-when-pulled-from-page-w-embedded-discussion/69307)

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**Author:** [@Winsomniak](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Winsomniak)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2018, 4:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-not-interpreted-when-pulled-from-page-w-embedded-discussion/69307 "2018-03-11T04:07:45Z")

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Please correct me if I am wrong, but it seems to me that markdown is not being interpreted when topics are generated via the embedded discussions feature. This is a generated topic from the following page: https://ka…

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## [Hovering over a flair](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hovering-over-a-flair/82706)

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**Author:** [@Biscuit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Biscuit)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2018, 1:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hovering-over-a-flair/82706 "2018-03-11T01:00:06Z")

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If you hover over a user’s flair, a text box pops up to display the “NAME” defined under GROUP settings. Recommendations: Display the group’s “FULL NAME” text in the pop-up, rather than the “NAME” text. Add a comment …

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## [Show user activities per group as a way to gamify groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-user-activities-per-group-as-a-way-to-gamify-groups/82393)

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**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2018, 5:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-user-activities-per-group-as-a-way-to-gamify-groups/82393 "2018-03-10T05:59:55Z")

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currently in the user root of a group the only visible information are last post and last seen: while showing the same information as in user directory can help in gamifying groups in the simplest way:

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## [Semi-Private Replies - replies only visable to level-X and above](https://meta.discourse.org/t/semi-private-replies-replies-only-visable-to-level-x-and-above/82613)

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**Author:** [@Curtis\_Kephart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Curtis_Kephart)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2018, 9:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/semi-private-replies-replies-only-visable-to-level-x-and-above/82613 "2018-03-09T21:03:02Z")

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Feature idea, perhaps something like it exists? I would love to be able to “semi-privately” reply to users in their topic What is a semi-private reply? A reply that only the OP, plus Level 4 and above can see The repl…

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## [Store a real revision for large grace period edits](https://meta.discourse.org/t/store-a-real-revision-for-large-grace-period-edits/81614)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2018, 1:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/store-a-real-revision-for-large-grace-period-edits/81614 "2018-03-09T01:00:27Z")

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I think a very awesome change would be to calculate “amount of diff” prior to deciding if an edit requires storage of a real revision or not. If you changed 5 letters in a post, sure it can be a “grace period” edit wit…

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## [Add setting to disable hotlinking of large image files](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-setting-to-disable-hotlinking-of-large-image-files/67909)

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**Author:** [@Nathan\_Dean](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nathan_Dean)\
**Replies:** 58\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 11:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-setting-to-disable-hotlinking-of-large-image-files/67909 "2018-03-08T23:17:09Z")

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We just enabled HTTPS on our discourse instance, but are receiving mixed content warnings because a few of the images posted on our forum have http:// URLs. Checking the box for setting download remote images to local f…

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## [Category that unlists topics by default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-that-unlists-topics-by-default/82348)

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**Author:** [@Daquantics](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Daquantics)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 2:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-that-unlists-topics-by-default/82348 "2018-03-08T14:59:16Z")

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Does this plugin exist? We handle all our company’s support publicly, but I’m trying to set up an additional support category for a “VIP” group of customers who don’t want their posts displayed publicly, including to other…

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## [Assign Nickname to slot, possible?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assign-nickname-to-slot-possible/82506)

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**Author:** [@Madin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Madin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 1:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assign-nickname-to-slot-possible/82506 "2018-03-08T13:34:33Z")

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Hi. Im searching for solution for my problem. I Have forum on Discourse for my “Arma 3” game clan, and we have system for reserving game slot. Is it possible for do it automatically? Something like click on "Soldie…

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