# Feature **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=205 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 206 --- ## [I just received two anniversary badge notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-just-received-two-anniversary-badge-notifications/61794)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-just-received-two-anniversary-badge-notifications/61794 "2017-04-28T21:15:42Z")
See screenshot. I just got two identical notifications reminding me I am an old timer on meta. :older\_man: I wonder why that happened. --- ## [New badges shouldn't be on by default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-badges-shouldnt-be-on-by-default/61371)
**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 10:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-badges-shouldnt-be-on-by-default/61371 "2017-04-27T22:58:35Z")
I’m not a fan of new badges being turned on by default. We don’t use most of the native Discourse badges so I have them turned off, but there was an awkward situation just now when someone received this: I knew noth… --- ## [Allow update smtp settings in admin panel](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-update-smtp-settings-in-admin-panel/37110)
**Author:** [@akeybupt2004](https://meta.discourse.org/u/akeybupt2004)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 10:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-update-smtp-settings-in-admin-panel/37110 "2017-04-27T22:14:00Z")
Email is such a messy and buggy system, since i have to debug the email system problem once awhile, it would be convenient to provide an easy settings in admin panel. rather than to rebuild the whole docker app. I dont u… --- ## [Allow changing SMTP provider without recompiling app](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-changing-smtp-provider-without-recompiling-app/61752)
**Author:** [@Saurek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saurek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-changing-smtp-provider-without-recompiling-app/61752 "2017-04-27T22:08:31Z")
I run my own mail server and I make a lot of changes frequently to test things. It is somewhat of a hassle to have to recompile the app constantly. Just a suggestion, might not be on your roadmap. --- ## [Secure email mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/secure-email-mode/56296)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/secure-email-mode/56296 "2017-04-27T20:27:15Z")
Continuing the discussion from Very secret info and email notifications: Definition “Secure email mode” site setting ensures that no content is leaked to the outside via emails when the site’s content is sensitive. U… --- ## [Allow /u/ to work like /users/](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-u-to-work-like-users/56245)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-u-to-work-like-users/56245 "2017-04-27T14:43:06Z")
Continuing the discussion from Design choice behind /t, /c, and /users: @Sam requested a specific topic…here it is. There have been requests for /u/ to work in a URL similar to how /c/ and /t/ work. --- ## [Propose to add an ability to highlight the XML Schema Definitions (XSD)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/propose-to-add-an-ability-to-highlight-the-xml-schema-definitions-xsd/61664)
**Author:** [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 2:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/propose-to-add-an-ability-to-highlight-the-xml-schema-definitions-xsd/61664 "2017-04-27T02:51:28Z")
--- ## [Provide more details when performing a bulk add to group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/provide-more-details-when-performing-a-bulk-add-to-group/60665)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/provide-more-details-when-performing-a-bulk-add-to-group/60665 "2017-04-27T02:18:52Z")
Problem: We recently tried to add a list of users to a group by adding their email addresses to the Bulk Add to Group page. This list had 191 emails. Upon completion, I got the following message: The users have been ad… --- ## [Reddit Style picture thumbnail on the left](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reddit-style-picture-thumbnail-on-the-left/13089)
**Author:** [@aaroleung](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aaroleung)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reddit-style-picture-thumbnail-on-the-left/13089 "2017-04-26T22:52:04Z")
I would like discourse to have this feature : On the left hand side of each post , there is a thumbnail showing the 1st uploaded / linked picture. The thumbnail doesn’t need to be large, for example Reddit is just usin… --- ## [\`/srv/status\` monitoring endpoint doesn't catch some service unavailability issues - one example free space](https://meta.discourse.org/t/srv-status-monitoring-endpoint-doesnt-catch-some-service-unavailability-issues-one-example-free-space/61470)
**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/srv-status-monitoring-endpoint-doesnt-catch-some-service-unavailability-issues-one-example-free-space/61470 "2017-04-26T02:18:39Z")
Situation An existing site monitored by the /srv/status endpoint today had a free space issue (i.e. there was none). The monitoring endpoint /srv/status continued to return “200 OK” whilst a Homepage request / normal us… --- ## [Generic import-from-URL feature](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generic-import-from-url-feature/61593)
**Author:** [@trudat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trudat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 7:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generic-import-from-url-feature/61593 "2017-04-25T19:43:52Z")
Posting this feature / plugin idea in hopes that it already exists somewhere. The feature would allow a user to import the complete contents of a web page to a new topic using a URL. The real value of the feature would … --- ## [Inline category badge styles - Change to Stylesheet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-category-badge-styles-change-to-stylesheet/23787)
**Author:** [@strager](https://meta.discourse.org/u/strager)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 8:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-category-badge-styles-change-to-stylesheet/23787 "2017-04-25T08:37:15Z")
@Bill\_S pointed this out to me this morning… There shouldn’t be any inline styles. Otherwise, we cannot style those particular elements. Can we get them moved to the style sheet? Please? --- ## [Prevent replies to welcome PMs (auto-close)?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-replies-to-welcome-pms-auto-close/57542)
**Author:** [@mcg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcg)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-replies-to-welcome-pms-auto-close/57542 "2017-04-24T20:27:41Z")
Apologies if the search engine has failed me here, but I don’t see a way to cause welcome messages to be sent already closed; that is, to prevent replies. I see lots of posts about how to send the messages from a system … --- ## [A better word for "Themes"?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-better-word-for-themes/61019)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-better-word-for-themes/61019 "2017-04-22T20:42:28Z")
We are very picky about words at Discourse. Everything needs to be just right. We will go through enormous amounts of effort to get the words to match the concepts. I am worried the word “Theme” to describe the concept… --- ## [Excessive spacing on text/plain email content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/excessive-spacing-on-text-plain-email-content/61297)
**Author:** [@niemeyer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/niemeyer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 11:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/excessive-spacing-on-text-plain-email-content/61297 "2017-04-20T23:59:00Z")
Hello again, and just one more minor nit. The stock email templates seem to be adding too much padding around the actual post content. Here is an example just received: ----==\_mimepart\_58f8139956892\_20ce3fbcdc0cd6bc74… --- ## [Allow Admins to Disable Uploads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-admins-to-disable-uploads/28577)
**Author:** [@nahtnam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nahtnam)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 10:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-admins-to-disable-uploads/28577 "2017-04-20T22:14:59Z")
Hey! Why not allow admins to disable the upload button since s3 is now deprecated, and will soon be removed? This will force users to use something like imgur to host their images. I think it would be a good feature sin… --- ## [Watching users option in preferences?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-users-option-in-preferences/61355)
**Author:** [@LivThePotterhead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LivThePotterhead)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-users-option-in-preferences/61355 "2017-04-20T22:12:07Z")
On our forum, people constantly try to get the first like of certain users. Some people want to be early to see important threads by admins. If either is the case on our forum, it would be extremely helpful if you guys… --- ## [Tag CSS with !important flag](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-css-with-important-flag/61291)
**Author:** [@Vocino](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vocino)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-css-with-important-flag/61291 "2017-04-20T20:24:31Z")
There’s some Sass in tagging.scss with the !important flag overriding custom CSS. Is this intended or should it be changed so I don’t have to make my overrides !evenmoreimportant? --- ## [Allow for email re-writing to solve the additional email address?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-for-email-re-writing-to-solve-the-additional-email-address/58892)
**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 2:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-for-email-re-writing-to-solve-the-additional-email-address/58892 "2017-04-20T02:12:22Z")
Continuing the discussion from Straightforward direct-delivery incoming mail: Over in Two emails for one user the debate in: Its pretty much settled on 2 emails. I think that’s best, but there will still be cases whe… --- ## [Manually blocked users should not be allowed TL3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manually-blocked-users-should-not-be-allowed-tl3/47797)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2016, 4:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manually-blocked-users-should-not-be-allowed-tl3/47797 "2016-07-26T04:58:59Z")
According to What do user trust levels do?, users who have been suspended within the set time period cannot be TL3 (and will lose TL3 if suspended). However, blocking is not mentioned in the #faq, nor in the code (see b… --- ## [Add \ support](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-progress-support/29177)
**Author:** [@KazWolfe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KazWolfe)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2017, 12:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-progress-support/29177 "2017-04-19T12:35:58Z")
I would like to propose the adding of the \ tag to Discourse. It can be very useful, and can be used wherever a visual representation of a statistic is worthwhile. For example, “1/30 users registered” or “$50 … --- ## [Increase the post cloaking threashold, or check first if media is playing before cloaking a post on scroll](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-the-post-cloaking-threashold-or-check-first-if-media-is-playing-before-cloaking-a-post-on-scroll/43026)
**Author:** [@anon36895752](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon36895752)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-the-post-cloaking-threashold-or-check-first-if-media-is-playing-before-cloaking-a-post-on-scroll/43026 "2017-04-18T20:43:24Z")
A lot of posts on my forum are mixes. If the mix is posted at the top of the thread, and the user hits play, and then scrolls down the page to join the discussion and read the responses, eventually the player is unloade… --- ## [Specifying maximum uploaded (not thumbnail) image width and height](https://meta.discourse.org/t/specifying-maximum-uploaded-not-thumbnail-image-width-and-height/26715)
**Author:** [@scottfsmith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/scottfsmith)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2017, 10:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/specifying-maximum-uploaded-not-thumbnail-image-width-and-height/26715 "2017-04-18T10:24:19Z")
Hi, I have a relatively new discourse site up, http://growingfruit.org. Everything has been going great, in a way too great as I am getting lots of image uploads and at the current rate it could end up maxing out my hos… --- ## [Moderate User Profile Photos](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderate-user-profile-photos/61105)
**Author:** [@TimeDoctor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TimeDoctor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2017, 9:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderate-user-profile-photos/61105 "2017-04-17T09:29:30Z")
Sometimes users may choose inappropriate profile photos that don’t necessitate banning them. As far as I can tell there isn’t currently a way to specifically disable one user’s profile picture. --- ## [Naming bookmarks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/naming-bookmarks/46052)
**Author:** [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2017, 8:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/naming-bookmarks/46052 "2017-04-16T08:19:58Z")
Sometimes when I look at a bookmark, I’ll think “Why did I even bookmark this?” Just before posting this, I spent an hour trying to find a post only to find that I had already bookmarked it but didn’t notice it because o… --- ## [Member-only access to media (video, images)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/member-only-access-to-media-video-images/61042)
**Author:** [@achamess](https://meta.discourse.org/u/achamess)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/member-only-access-to-media-video-images/61042 "2017-04-15T22:29:07Z")
I have some videos and images that I want to be protected so that only logged-in users can view. Is there a way to do this using Discourse’s built in features or would I have to do this somehow with a third-party service… --- ## [Assigning topic under a group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assigning-topic-under-a-group/60964)
**Author:** [@manzarul](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manzarul)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 1:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assigning-topic-under-a-group/60964 "2017-04-14T13:05:16Z")
In discourse is there any api , by which i can assign complete group under a topic. another doubt is while creating a topic we are assigning some user name using comma separated , so is that message is visible to only to… --- ## [Default invite email says to change email from profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-invite-email-says-to-change-email-from-profile/60885)
**Author:** [@dylanh724](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dylanh724)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 2:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-invite-email-says-to-change-email-from-profile/60885 "2017-04-14T02:01:59Z")
We’ve created this new account for you. Change your name or password by visiting your user profile. I was wondering why I keep getting messages telling me they can’t change their name. Updated Discourse just a few d… --- ## [SQL Free Badge Editing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sql-free-badge-editing/60933)
**Author:** [@nicatronTg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nicatronTg)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sql-free-badge-editing/60933 "2017-04-13T18:02:20Z")
Reading the process for enabling custom badges, I think that it’s worth discussing the idea of having a badge editor that doesn’t require SQL to manage in the first place. Since disabling SQL editing, badges are very dec… --- ## [Separate user selection of flair and title](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-user-selection-of-flair-and-title/60883)
**Author:** [@ender03](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ender03)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 2:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-user-selection-of-flair-and-title/60883 "2017-04-13T02:00:48Z")
Currently users are given flair from group membership and titles from group membership and awarded badges. However, I’d like to see users be able to select these independent of each other. Flair should be selected from … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=204) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=206)