# Feature **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=203 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 204 --- ## [Watching group PMs by default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-group-pms-by-default/55285)
**Author:** [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2017, 3:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-group-pms-by-default/55285 "2017-05-26T15:08:21Z")
I noticed there’s been some work around groups recently. But there’s a glaring omission still to make group PMs useful for my community: email notifications are turned off by default. Is there a way to make users watch … --- ## [Automatically close solved topics after N hours](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-close-solved-topics-after-n-hours/58383)
**Author:** [@adopilot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adopilot)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2017, 12:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-close-solved-topics-after-n-hours/58383 "2017-05-26T12:27:34Z")
My apologies if it was mentioned already But it will be great if we could set autoclose after X hours for resolved topics. --- ## [Direct anonymous users to "this page is private" when they click on users avatar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/direct-anonymous-users-to-this-page-is-private-when-they-click-on-users-avatar/55025)
**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2017, 6:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/direct-anonymous-users-to-this-page-is-private-when-they-click-on-users-avatar/55025 "2017-05-26T06:16:39Z")
when hide user profiles from public option is active in admin panel, if an anonymous user click on a user avatar, he gets blank page. Is is possible to direct him to “Oops! That page doesn’t exist or is private” page? h… --- ## [Odd symbol in Wikipedia Onebox titles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/odd-symbol-in-wikipedia-onebox-titles/63055)
**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2017, 12:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/odd-symbol-in-wikipedia-onebox-titles/63055 "2017-05-26T00:00:33Z")
Seems to affect all Wikipedia Oneboxes --- ## [Native theme support](https://meta.discourse.org/t/native-theme-support/47494)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 3:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/native-theme-support/47494 "2017-04-12T15:01:56Z")
At the moment Discourse supports 3 mechanisms for amending the “theme” of a Discourse instance: Plugins Plugins can amend both backend and frontend code. They are the most advanced level of customisation. Advantages: … --- ## [Onebox user agent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-user-agent/61498)
**Author:** [@kevinranks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kevinranks)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-user-agent/61498 "2017-05-24T16:21:00Z")
It appears that when onebox fetches a url to grab opengraph data, it sends a user agent string of “Ruby”. Can this be updated to provide a more useful user agent that identifies the crawler properly? --- ## [Possible to run DFP and Adsense simultaneously?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-run-dfp-and-adsense-simultaneously/63174)
**Author:** [@ked](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ked)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-run-dfp-and-adsense-simultaneously/63174 "2017-05-24T18:04:02Z")
I’m interested in running DFP in one or two of the ad locations, and either Adsense (or for that matter Amazon) code in other locations. Could this present problems? Is anyone currently doing it (example site?). --- ## [Ability to require tags on new posts and ban certain tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-require-tags-on-new-posts-and-ban-certain-tags/63197)
**Author:** [@looeee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/looeee)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2017, 2:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-require-tags-on-new-posts-and-ban-certain-tags/63197 "2017-05-23T14:57:45Z")
We’ve recently started using discourse for three.js and we have decided to go for a minimum number if categories and use tags for filtering posts. The problem is getting users to use useful tags. It would be helpful if … --- ## [Adding WebRTC support to Discourse with JSCommunicator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-webrtc-support-to-discourse-with-jscommunicator/63199)
**Author:** [@pocock](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pocock)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-webrtc-support-to-discourse-with-jscommunicator/63199 "2017-05-23T14:54:53Z")
It would appear quite easy for a community to get a powerful alternative to Skype if they have WebRTC in Discourse. JSCommunicator is a high-level JavaScript API to the WebRTC stack. It includes HTML and CSS fragments … --- ## [Globally disable the educational advices after a user has reached a certain level](https://meta.discourse.org/t/globally-disable-the-educational-advices-after-a-user-has-reached-a-certain-level/63146)
**Author:** [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/globally-disable-the-educational-advices-after-a-user-has-reached-a-certain-level/63146 "2017-05-22T18:53:58Z")
The educational messages that appears on the right when you open a new topic are very useful for new users but they have become intrusive for power users. Please, note that I’m not talking about those kind of educationa… --- ## [Discourse-assign - \`/u/{user}/activity/assigned\` odd public topic list results](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-assign-u-user-activity-assigned-odd-public-topic-list-results/63148)
**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-assign-u-user-activity-assigned-odd-public-topic-list-results/63148 "2017-05-23T01:37:43Z")
The topics listed on the page /u/{user}/activity/assigned for non-authenticated / users without “staff” are incorrect / shouldn’t be displayed. Steps to reproduce Ensure discourse-assign plugin is installed / active. S… --- ## [Why small images don’t show metadata on hover?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-small-images-don-t-show-metadata-on-hover/63167)
**Author:** [@niemeyer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/niemeyer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2017, 1:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-small-images-don-t-show-metadata-on-hover/63167 "2017-05-23T01:05:05Z")
Small images don’t show metadata on hover because they do not lightbox, that is, the entire image fits in the post. The behavior feels slightly inconsistent at least, since multiple images on the same post offer metadat… --- ## [Telegram Bots Anyone?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/telegram-bots-anyone/60216)
**Author:** [@ddigh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ddigh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/telegram-bots-anyone/60216 "2017-05-22T15:54:42Z")
I like what Discourse represents. I however have also noted the impact of mobile messaging apps. Telegram in this case. I am not a developer, and neither am I quite well versed on some things, but I know what a good thi… --- ## [Sites who want real email addresses and no private messaging](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sites-who-want-real-email-addresses-and-no-private-messaging/63016)
**Author:** [@pocock](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pocock)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 2:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sites-who-want-real-email-addresses-and-no-private-messaging/63016 "2017-05-19T14:48:51Z")
The default installation of Discourse requires users to create usernames and it also offers private messaging between users. Users are not able to see the real email addresses of other users. In traditional mailing lis… --- ## [Custom user card badge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-user-card-badge/63012)
**Author:** [@Conor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Conor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 1:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-user-card-badge/63012 "2017-05-19T13:54:11Z")
Would it be possible to set a custom user card badge from the admin panel? Currently, it looks like the only way is to award a badge to get user card badges. It would be nice to allow staff to set custom user card badges… --- ## [Responding to "solved" topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/responding-to-solved-topics/62927)
**Author:** [@Sujan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sujan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 1:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/responding-to-solved-topics/62927 "2017-05-19T01:22:57Z")
We have people finding old posts via Google that were solved ages ago. Because they think they have the same problem, they just post their own dump on the bottom and hope for answers. Most regular users tend to ignore “s… --- ## [Trust Level 4 as it relates to our public consumer support forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-4-as-it-relates-to-our-public-consumer-support-forum/62978)
**Author:** [@Sean\_R](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sean_R)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 11:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-4-as-it-relates-to-our-public-consumer-support-forum/62978 "2017-05-18T23:35:34Z")
We just recently went live with Discourse (launched 5/17/2017). Visit us at https://forums.republicwireless.com One of the challenges is Trust Level 4. We have a group of Experts and Ambassadors that we would love to gr… --- ## [Plugin to charge for membership?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-to-charge-for-membership/62945)
**Author:** [@wiliamjoaquim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wiliamjoaquim)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-to-charge-for-membership/62945 "2017-05-18T14:13:32Z")
Is there a plugin where I can charge for new members? Or charge for file downloads? --- ## [A Onebox for a Discourse category does not render Markdown properly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-onebox-for-a-discourse-category-does-not-render-markdown-properly/57545)
**Author:** [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 7:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-onebox-for-a-discourse-category-does-not-render-markdown-properly/57545 "2017-05-17T19:22:32Z")
An example: --- ## [Why are Groups all Visible?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-groups-all-visible/62661)
**Author:** [@xiasummer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xiasummer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2017, 9:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-groups-all-visible/62661 "2017-05-16T21:52:51Z")
when I search a discourse with /groups I will see all the groups which I feel really confused. Like this: Discourse Meta will get You see, I believe we should let a normal user only can see the groups that they can… --- ## [Disabling automatic topic unpinning?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-automatic-topic-unpinning/35507)
**Author:** [@dictoon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dictoon)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2017, 12:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-automatic-topic-unpinning/35507 "2017-05-16T12:45:46Z")
Like others, I was confused by this: One use case of pinned topics are long-running devlogs / diaries. Having the topic unpin itself is rather inconvenient as it will eventually get lost. Can automatic unpinning of to… --- ## [How to hide all replies of one posting?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-all-replies-of-one-posting/62780)
**Author:** [@rainwww](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rainwww)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2017, 7:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-all-replies-of-one-posting/62780 "2017-05-16T07:02:43Z")
Dear Developers, We want to let users don’t see all replies of one posting before setting date, but they can be viewed only by admin and moderators, if Discourse has Hiding replies function? thanks a lot. --- ## [Disable user account](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-user-account/19528)
**Author:** [@probus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/probus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2017, 4:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-user-account/19528 "2017-05-16T04:28:26Z")
What should the admins do when a user wants to disable his account? Meaning, have nothing to do with the forum any more but keep their posts in place. Suspending the user indefinitely gets weird associations. Deactivati… --- ## [Emoji in Title is not normalized 🐼 🐼](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-in-title-is-not-normalized-panda-face/55194)
**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-in-title-is-not-normalized-panda-face/55194 "2017-05-15T19:46:56Z")
We’ve started using emojis in topic titles a fair amount on our forum, and have run into issues with cross-browser consistency. The emojis in the topic title don’t get converted to their discourse equivalent. The same is… --- ## [User roles and ACLs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-roles-and-acls/21609)
**Author:** [@naggar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/naggar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 11:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-roles-and-acls/21609 "2017-05-15T11:14:06Z")
I am more concern on user Roles. Is there a way that we can define multiple roles in it and provide different accessibility to them according to there role? For ex. if there is 2 role A and B then what i want that Role… --- ## [Sortable Users -\> All Time -\> Time Read](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sortable-users-all-time-time-read/34822)
**Author:** [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2017, 11:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sortable-users-all-time-time-read/34822 "2017-05-14T23:54:16Z")
OK, the column is only present on the Users “All Time” page. And I don’t know if the usefulness would be worth the effort to make it so. But having “Time Read” sortable would make it consistent and IMHO it would be nice… --- ## [Android mobile app - lose my place when I switch apps](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-mobile-app-lose-my-place-when-i-switch-apps/62553)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-mobile-app-lose-my-place-when-i-switch-apps/62553 "2017-05-14T16:20:30Z")
I’ve been using the android mobile app for a few months now, and I like it. I’m having a problem with it though and have what I think is a feature request. When I am reading discussions using the app I keep losing my p… --- ## [Image chosen for onebox / opengraph on category page is unexpected](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-chosen-for-onebox-opengraph-on-category-page-is-unexpected/62681)
**Author:** [@grahamperrin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/grahamperrin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2017, 2:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-chosen-for-onebox-opengraph-on-category-page-is-unexpected/62681 "2017-05-14T14:09:23Z")
The blackness: https://experts.feverbee.com/t/twitter-black-rectangular-representation-of-a-discourse-category-in-a-tweet/5903?u=graham\_perrin – has anyone encountered that blackness before? An issue with Twitter, I a… --- ## [Feature: Personal History of topics read](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-personal-history-of-topics-read/25825)
**Author:** [@badevguru](https://meta.discourse.org/u/badevguru)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2015, 6:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-personal-history-of-topics-read/25825 "2015-03-01T06:48:27Z")
I have been finding many times that I have read something early in the day that I later want to reference but cannot necessarily figure out how to get back to that topic. I often do this when scanning through top and ne… --- ## [REST api or webservice?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rest-api-or-webservice/62490)
**Author:** [@mikakun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mikakun)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rest-api-or-webservice/62490 "2017-05-12T12:53:13Z")
apologize i don’t know much about discourse & i’m not sure it’ll fit my requirements I want to develop a re-usable web application pretty much based on a forum (& its auth features) & a QA & extra features of my own. th… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=202) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=204)