# Feature

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## [Link to post does not scroll all the way up to that post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-to-post-does-not-scroll-all-the-way-up-to-that-post/49275)

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**Author:** [@dictoon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dictoon)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 6:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-to-post-does-not-scroll-all-the-way-up-to-that-post/49275 "2016-08-30T06:45:03Z")

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Here is a link obtained with the share button of the last post of a thread: https://forum.appleseedhq.net/t/3ds-max-plugin-development/109/36 Notice that when you open that link, the page doesn’t scroll all the way up …

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## [Existing Feature or Plugin for Featured Image](https://meta.discourse.org/t/existing-feature-or-plugin-for-featured-image/49406)

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**Author:** [@GioLogist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GioLogist)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2016, 9:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/existing-feature-or-plugin-for-featured-image/49406 "2016-08-29T21:21:16Z")

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Just like the wordpress “featured image” function, is there a similar function for discourse? I’m interested in this for both categories and topics alike. Essentially, latest topics on the homepage will show a featured …

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## [Why don't discourse use email name to create username?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-dont-discourse-use-email-name-to-create-username/26197)

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**Author:** [@trandatnh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trandatnh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2016, 1:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-dont-discourse-use-email-name-to-create-username/26197 "2016-08-29T13:28:32Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Vietnamese slug support for better SEO: I find it’s strange to use “people name” from Facebook to create username in Discourse. Why wouldn’t we use “email name” as a default user name for…

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## [Site Logo does not respect subfolder setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-logo-does-not-respect-subfolder-setup/49216)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 9:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-logo-does-not-respect-subfolder-setup/49216 "2016-08-25T21:44:45Z")

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The logo in the top left of every page uses the site domain as its link. It does not add the subfolder to the URL, meaning that if you right click the link to open it, or open in a new tab or window it leads to the root…

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## [What drives the "trending posts" list?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-drives-the-trending-posts-list/49166)

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**Author:** [@kitchengirlkate](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kitchengirlkate)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 8:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-drives-the-trending-posts-list/49166 "2016-08-24T20:51:20Z")

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Question on the “Trending Topics” list – the same posts have appeared in the list since our initial implementation of Discourse. There doesn’t appear, to the naked eye anyway, to be any correlation with the number of vi…

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## [Per Category/post user titles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/per-category-post-user-titles/49094)

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**Author:** [@Nischayn22](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nischayn22)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2016, 9:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/per-category-post-user-titles/49094 "2016-08-23T21:21:25Z")

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If you use Quora you would see how it’s so easy to have category level user titles, editable by the users themselves. This helps in bringing value to your answer for your readers. While Discourse has user titles they ar…

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## ["Invite" textbox should disable browser autocomplete](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-textbox-should-disable-browser-autocomplete/48973)

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**Author:** [@barryvan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barryvan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-textbox-should-disable-browser-autocomplete/48973 "2016-08-22T18:11:33Z")

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When you invite someone to a topic, the \<input\> allows browser autocompletion, but Discourse implements its own autocompletion. This means that when I type “fred”, the browser might suggest “fred@fred.com”, whilst Discou…

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## [Ignore auto-track settings if topic is in muted category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ignore-auto-track-settings-if-topic-is-in-muted-category/48956)

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**Author:** [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2016, 5:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ignore-auto-track-settings-if-topic-is-in-muted-category/48956 "2016-08-22T17:07:49Z")

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Our Discourse forum has a Lounge that I muted. Sometimes I’ll go to the Lounge to read topics if the forum is having a slow day, but generally they’re super low-quality posts and I don’t like them showing up in my normal…

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## [Show a user's reputation/user level next to their name](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-a-users-reputation-user-level-next-to-their-name/29459)

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**Author:** [@JJames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JJames)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-a-users-reputation-user-level-next-to-their-name/29459 "2016-08-22T00:41:19Z")

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First of all, I’ve been using discourse for about a couple of years now (since the pre 1.0 days). Great product and our community loves it. My only gripe with it is that it doesn’t show any kind of statistics/reputation…

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## [Where is the Group Page?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-is-the-group-page/48883)

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**Author:** [@jamesmarkcook](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jamesmarkcook)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-is-the-group-page/48883 "2016-08-19T17:17:00Z")

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I’ve been searching the forum and keep seeing reference to Group Pages but can’t actually see a Groups link or anything in my Discourse or this one. I’ve created a Group and made it public. Where can I find it?

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## [Filter topics by tag in common with "top", "read", "bookmarks" and "posted" filters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filter-topics-by-tag-in-common-with-top-read-bookmarks-and-posted-filters/48671)

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**Author:** [@pyaterok](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pyaterok)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 10:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filter-topics-by-tag-in-common-with-top-read-bookmarks-and-posted-filters/48671 "2016-08-19T10:56:49Z")

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Hello dear creators of and users of this beautiful discussion platform! I found that it’s not possible to filter topics by tag in “top”, “read”, “bookmarks” and “posted” sections - server return 500 error, and 404 for “…

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## [Welcome messages should be marked as read for the sender](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-messages-should-be-marked-as-read-for-the-sender/48859)

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**Author:** [@barryvan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barryvan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 7:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-messages-should-be-marked-as-read-for-the-sender/48859 "2016-08-19T07:37:27Z")

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I’ve set up Discourse so that the welcome messages come from my user – and I’ve made them a little more personal to match. :slight\_smile: I note, though, that all of these messages are considered “unread” for me. Would i…

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## [Get notified of new topics, but not posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-notified-of-new-topics-but-not-posts/12809)

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**Author:** [@Sander78](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sander78)\
**Replies:** 60\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-notified-of-new-topics-but-not-posts/12809 "2016-08-17T18:20:03Z")

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People on my forum would like to get a mail when a new topic is made in a category. Then they can decide if they want to have a look. They don’t need notifications for every new post in those topics (as is possible now). …

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## [Ways Prevent Members Posting Sensitive / Confidential Information](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ways-prevent-members-posting-sensitive-confidential-information/48569)

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**Author:** [@alexs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alexs)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ways-prevent-members-posting-sensitive-confidential-information/48569 "2016-08-16T22:10:52Z")

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Are there any plugins / built in features that can be enabled to prevent users from posting sensitive / confidential information or for that information being displayed, once posted, in Discourse? For example, personal p…

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## [Creating system like bots without email address](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-system-like-bots-without-email-address/48661)

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**Author:** [@vinothkannans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vinothkannans)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2016, 10:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-system-like-bots-without-email-address/48661 "2016-08-15T22:54:33Z")

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I like to create few bot accounts without email address like @system (it have noemail as it’s email address). Or is there any existing option to achieve this?

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## [Bulletpoint generation broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulletpoint-generation-broken/33391)

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**Author:** [@sammcj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sammcj)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulletpoint-generation-broken/33391 "2016-08-15T16:57:09Z")

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When selecting a list and clicking the bulletpoint formatting button, it merges the list into one item. For example: Item one Item two Item three Should have been formatted as: Item one Item two Item three Screens…

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## [Support RTL blocks for LTR-layout website and vice versa](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-rtl-blocks-for-ltr-layout-website-and-vice-versa/48599)

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**Author:** [@SafaAlfulaij](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SafaAlfulaij)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2016, 3:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-rtl-blocks-for-ltr-layout-website-and-vice-versa/48599 "2016-08-15T15:19:56Z")

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Users would like sometimes to write both RTL and LTR text in one single post. Right now, the direction of everything in the website (including text editor and posted posts) depends on the layout of the language used. Ar…

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## [Groups for groups of users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-for-groups-of-users/48646)

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**Author:** [@adopilot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adopilot)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2016, 11:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-for-groups-of-users/48646 "2016-08-15T11:02:33Z")

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Any chance to soon get ability to group users group. Now there is default 2 section for groups. Custom / Automatic Since we are using groups as placeholders for virtual users our forum now have almos 300 gropes. It g…

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## [AWS S3 subfolder support](https://meta.discourse.org/t/aws-s3-subfolder-support/44315)

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**Author:** [@tim.smith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tim.smith)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2016, 5:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/aws-s3-subfolder-support/44315 "2016-08-15T05:47:11Z")

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First, I am looking to see if there are any existing solutions to allow discourse to use a subfolder within an S3 bucket instead of using the bucket root. I haven’t been able to find anything that would provide such a fe…

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## [Why can't polls be removed after 5 minutes of being posted?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-cant-polls-be-removed-after-5-minutes-of-being-posted/48593)

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**Author:** [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-cant-polls-be-removed-after-5-minutes-of-being-posted/48593 "2016-08-13T16:39:21Z")

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Polls can’t be edited or removed after 5 minutes of being posted. I can understand not being able to edit them as a user because if you have a poll that reflects 90% of votes wanting to do A and only 10% wanting to do B,…

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## [\[Suggestion\] Don't show a category's own name when in a category that has sub-categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-dont-show-a-categorys-own-name-when-in-a-category-that-has-sub-categories/48563)

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**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2016, 12:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-dont-show-a-categorys-own-name-when-in-a-category-that-has-sub-categories/48563 "2016-08-13T12:06:22Z")

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When browsing a category that has sub-categories, I don’t think we need to show that categories name if you are browsing its page - it’s not necessary as you know you are in that category. It also makes the page look clu…

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## [Tag answers with "Pro"/"Contra"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-answers-with-pro-contra/48567)

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**Author:** [@phisch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/phisch)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 4:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-answers-with-pro-contra/48567 "2016-08-12T16:29:32Z")

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I think a cool feature for discussing one single thesis is to tag one’s answer with “Pro” or “Contra”. This could be enabled or disabled per Category. Is there a mechanism for filtering answers? If yes, filtering for d…

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## [Quote reply button appearing above iOS menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-reply-button-appearing-above-ios-menu/33946)

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**Author:** [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 10:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-reply-button-appearing-above-ios-menu/33946 "2016-08-12T10:51:03Z")

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Continuing the discussion from The State of JavaScript on Android in 2015 is… poor: \[quote\] @GiraffeSilver If you don’t mind could you post a screenshot? It shouldn’t appear above the quote reply. The quote button sho…

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## [Topic Tabs within Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-tabs-within-topics/48530)

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**Author:** [@LastDance](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LastDance)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 12:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-tabs-within-topics/48530 "2016-08-12T00:38:18Z")

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Ive recently begun using Discourse as the software behind a Roleplayers forum. It occurred to one of my users that it would useful to be able to utilize Topic tabs to be able to avoid clutter elsewhere in the forums for …

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## [Add "Quote reply as new topic" button next to "Quote reply"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-quote-reply-as-new-topic-button-next-to-quote-reply/15680)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-quote-reply-as-new-topic-button-next-to-quote-reply/15680 "2016-08-11T22:33:26Z")

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Twice this morning I got stuck in a situation where I was writing a post and wanted to start some new topics in reply rather than write one long reply with lots of points (as I would in a mailing list :wink:). The “reply…

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## [How my members see the site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-my-members-see-the-site/48497)

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**Author:** [@jamesmarkcook](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jamesmarkcook)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-my-members-see-the-site/48497 "2016-08-11T20:24:48Z")

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I think it would be nice to add to the ‘Impersonate’ feature of the site. I’m imagining a switch in the hamburger menu titled something like ‘Turn off Admin view’ that allows you to instantly see the site how a non-admi…

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## [Creating basic tests\\exams with markdown?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-basic-tests-exams-with-markdown/48474)

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**Author:** [@Denis\_Didkovsky](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Denis_Didkovsky)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2016, 11:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-basic-tests-exams-with-markdown/48474 "2016-08-11T11:11:42Z")

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We run small community in Russia for expert discussion on state property regulation based on Discourse. there is a need to create online test\\exams section on it(very much close to paper-based one). Instead of consideri…

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## [See who all are writing replies to a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/see-who-all-are-writing-replies-to-a-topic/38884)

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**Author:** [@GaurangTandon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GaurangTandon)\
**Replies:** 41\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2016, 9:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/see-who-all-are-writing-replies-to-a-topic/38884 "2016-08-10T09:13:39Z")

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Hello everybody! What I want: See who - apart from me - is using the “Reply” dialog box to write a reply to a particular topic. Like, on Quora, whenever I am browsing a question, I can also see people who are writing an…

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## [Custom content localization](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-content-localization/48416)

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**Author:** [@foloex](https://meta.discourse.org/u/foloex)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2016, 8:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-content-localization/48416 "2016-08-10T08:22:32Z")

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Hello Discourse, I’m trying to create a multi-languages forum based on Discourse. I’m trying to localize the custom content for the main languages that the forum will handle (english and french at first). I cannot figur…

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## [Single page application for docs using Discourse API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/single-page-application-for-docs-using-discourse-api/48380)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/single-page-application-for-docs-using-discourse-api/48380 "2016-03-18T14:43:44Z")

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Continuing discussion from here. The v1 I had in mind for this was actually a lightweight single page application (i.e. docs.discourse.org) interfacing with the Discourse API, which would open links in a new window (met…

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