# Feature

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=228

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## [Show all (my, their, everyone's) uploads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-all-my-their-everyones-uploads/37633)

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**Author:** [@Tom\_Newsom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tom_Newsom)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 9:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-all-my-their-everyones-uploads/37633 "2016-03-22T09:16:32Z")

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AFAICT, this doesn’t exist yet? I’d like to see a list or thumbnail gallery of all my uploads. Actually I’d like to see someone else’s uploads. Actually, as admin I’d like to see everyone’s uploads. Use cases: I att…

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## [Order by op\_likes on topic list from tag doesn't work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/order-by-op-likes-on-topic-list-from-tag-doesnt-work/42357)

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**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2016, 3:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/order-by-op-likes-on-topic-list-from-tag-doesnt-work/42357 "2016-04-11T03:10:43Z")

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This is a bug in the tagging plugin probably. If you try something like this: Topics tagged docker it doesn’t work like this https://meta.discourse.org/c/feature?order=op\_likes This would be very helpful on communities…

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## [Using email address on mobile login and keyboard layout](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-email-address-on-mobile-login-and-keyboard-layout/42333)

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**Author:** [@frictionel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frictionel)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2016, 2:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-email-address-on-mobile-login-and-keyboard-layout/42333 "2016-04-11T02:53:20Z")

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I often wonder why login forms where you usually input your email address for the username are of type “text” while there is a special keyboard layout on mobile for faster typing of an email address. I think this a bug. …

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## [Getting through Akismet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-through-akismet/39765)

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**Author:** [@BuildASnowman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BuildASnowman)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 1:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-through-akismet/39765 "2016-02-18T13:20:04Z")

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Users on our forum (Hopscotch forum) have recently found a way to bypass the profanity filter by putting invisible by putting an invalid html tag between two parts of the word. For example, the word gmail is by default …

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## [Forcing email context - input requested](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forcing-email-context-input-requested/25577)

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**Author:** [@lake54](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lake54)\
**Replies:** 71\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2016, 2:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forcing-email-context-input-requested/25577 "2016-04-10T14:41:41Z")

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I’ve added the ability for users to enable the forcing of email context in their notifications and sent a pull request to Discourse, however it requires more discussion of the feature on meta, the reason for this post. h…

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## [Certain numerical substrings are ignored](https://meta.discourse.org/t/certain-numerical-substrings-are-ignored/34207)

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**Author:** [@Eric\_Toombs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Eric_Toombs)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2016, 9:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/certain-numerical-substrings-are-ignored/34207 "2016-04-09T09:25:06Z")

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If a topic title has the string CHEM894 and somebody searches for 894, that topic will appear as you would expect. But if it were CHEM123 and somebody searches for 123, it doesn’t get found. It’s weird. Furthermore, if …

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## [Easier forum migration to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easier-forum-migration-to-discourse/42143)

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**Author:** [@precessor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/precessor)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2016, 9:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easier-forum-migration-to-discourse/42143 "2016-04-09T21:07:31Z")

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Whilst a series of scripts are provided for forum migration, and recommended as part of the FAQ, performing a migration still requires considerable expertise connecting to the remote database, and/or setting up a local d…

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## [Custom User fields on Usercard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-user-fields-on-usercard/22662)

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**Author:** [@Grex315](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Grex315)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2016, 11:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-user-fields-on-usercard/22662 "2016-04-09T11:58:11Z")

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I would like to have the ability to add the custom user fields on the users profile to show up on the usercard if filled out. Example. We use discourse as a gaming community. I would like to have users gamer tags (Xbo…

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## [Require email validation before account approval](https://meta.discourse.org/t/require-email-validation-before-account-approval/42228)

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**Author:** [@precessor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/precessor)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2016, 11:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/require-email-validation-before-account-approval/42228 "2016-04-09T11:29:16Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Require email activation before Admin approval: When must approve users and login required are active, the admin needs to manually send the activation email from the user profile for every…

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## [Moderation Tools](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderation-tools/41660)

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**Author:** [@sarafina](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sarafina)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2016, 7:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderation-tools/41660 "2016-04-09T07:30:48Z")

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Hi, For user interface i really love discourse. There are a few situations where I would appreciate a more robust set of modding tools. When a user flags a post it would be handy as a mod to have a reply option to the…

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## [How many developer hours does it take to write plugins?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-developer-hours-does-it-take-to-write-plugins/42269)

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**Author:** [@Sebastian1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sebastian1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2016, 11:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-developer-hours-does-it-take-to-write-plugins/42269 "2016-04-08T23:46:45Z")

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Running a discourse forum and thinking of hiring a coder to customize it. But reading here in the forum it feels like it might be an enormous undertaking. I see coders in this forum not even being able to develop an ads…

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## [Can't act on selected messages in the mobile view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-act-on-selected-messages-in-the-mobile-view/39642)

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**Author:** [@dandv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dandv)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-act-on-selected-messages-in-the-mobile-view/39642 "2016-04-08T19:28:07Z")

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I was trying to split up some messages into a new topic while on mobile. Turned out there was no UX to do so, apparently. Chrome 47 on Android.

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## [Discourse-tagging plugin customization](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-tagging-plugin-customization/42227)

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**Author:** [@vikash159](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vikash159)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2016, 12:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-tagging-plugin-customization/42227 "2016-04-08T12:49:57Z")

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how we can create dynamically tags form our webapp using api or plugin. so i can attach later to some topic.

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## [Posts with copied and pasted quotes from main post showing up as replies to main post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posts-with-copied-and-pasted-quotes-from-main-post-showing-up-as-replies-to-main-post/42211)

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**Author:** [@Mathgirl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mathgirl)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2016, 4:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posts-with-copied-and-pasted-quotes-from-main-post-showing-up-as-replies-to-main-post/42211 "2016-04-08T04:13:08Z")

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Hi, sorry about the long title, but I’ve recently come across a bug in Discourse. The title pretty much explains what the bug is, here are the steps to reproduce it (also known as repro steps): Quote the main post on …

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## [Accepting Likes from unregistered users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accepting-likes-from-unregistered-users/42147)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 10:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accepting-likes-from-unregistered-users/42147 "2016-04-07T10:43:33Z")

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Wouldn’t it be great if even unregistered users could show some appreciation for your post in the form of our ever so lovely :heart: gesture? With the concept of “staged users” introduced by the now-shipped Private Email…

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## [Moderate emails which would normally bounce?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderate-emails-which-would-normally-bounce/30331)

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**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 9:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderate-emails-which-would-normally-bounce/30331 "2016-04-06T21:34:58Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Allow posts in all upper case: Now that moderation is a thing, could we get a checkbox or option (or default behavior) to hold emails from known users for moderation, instead of bouncing …

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## [Category watch only for initial thread post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-watch-only-for-initial-thread-post/42114)

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**Author:** [@jacotec](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jacotec)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 11:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-watch-only-for-initial-thread-post/42114 "2016-04-06T11:12:16Z")

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Hi, I’m using Discourse also as comment engine for some of my Wordpress sites, using the WP-Discourse plugin. That works really great. Generally this would also be a perfect email notification tool for new articles as…

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## [Invite friends by importing email address book](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-friends-by-importing-email-address-book/13968)

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**Author:** [@arajvanshi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/arajvanshi)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 4:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-friends-by-importing-email-address-book/13968 "2016-04-06T04:27:10Z")

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I have seen bulk invitation feature in many places such as LinkedIn where you can invite multiple friends to LinkedIn using your gmail (or other email, facebook etc.) address book. This feature doesn’t seem to exist her…

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## [Exclude / Suppress (Automatically) Closed Topics from the Homepage?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exclude-suppress-automatically-closed-topics-from-the-homepage/39896)

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**Author:** [@mr8](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mr8)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 11:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exclude-suppress-automatically-closed-topics-from-the-homepage/39896 "2016-04-05T23:38:28Z")

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We have a couple of topics that we create through the API that automatically get closed after a week due to the time sensitivity of the content. Although this works great for us, we’ve noticed that those closed topics st…

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## [Suggested topics should prioritise watched categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-topics-should-prioritise-watched-categories/42063)

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**Author:** [@TechnoBear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TechnoBear)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-topics-should-prioritise-watched-categories/42063 "2016-04-05T21:54:00Z")

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I can’t believe this hasn’t already been discussed, but if it has, I couldn’t find it. My apologies if this is a duplicate. “Suggested topics” shows unread topics until there are no more of those and then displays new …

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## [OAuth2 with Atlassian’s Cloud](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oauth2-with-atlassian-s-cloud/42079)

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**Author:** [@aviflax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aviflax)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oauth2-with-atlassian-s-cloud/42079 "2016-04-05T17:17:16Z")

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Hello, I’m a big fan of Discourse and I’m trying to set it up so my team at my new company can try it out for internal discussions instead of email or chat. I’m a little stuck on trying to configure OAuth2 login via Atl…

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## [Meta Topics for Forum's Usage and Features](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-topics-for-forums-usage-and-features/12386)

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**Author:** [@hrishikesh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hrishikesh)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 7:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-topics-for-forums-usage-and-features/12386 "2016-04-05T07:19:19Z")

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New users who who will be visiting/using discourse based forum’s will be unfamiliar to forum’s features and functionality. Can we have a set of topics pre-built into “meta” group available as a part of installation? Ex…

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## [Customizing the Category About post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customizing-the-category-about-post/41850)

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**Author:** [@nskerl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nskerl)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 9:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customizing-the-category-about-post/41850 "2016-04-04T09:24:49Z")

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Is it possible to customize the text that is used to prepopulate the “About the \_\_\_\_ category” post? I would like to modify the list of prompts in that text. Can this be done via a plugin, or should I consider this pos…

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## [Sort answers by number of likes in topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sort-answers-by-number-of-likes-in-topic/41993)

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**Author:** [@kegurler](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kegurler)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2022, 7:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sort-answers-by-number-of-likes-in-topic/41993 "2022-12-10T07:30:55Z")

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Hello, I want users to sort posts inside topic by number of likes received. In this forum there are few topics about sorting “topics” in homepage but I did not see anything about “sorting inside topic.” I am using Disc…

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## [Add Discourse Version to Error Log](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-discourse-version-to-error-log/24411)

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**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2016, 5:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-discourse-version-to-error-log/24411 "2016-04-03T05:44:38Z")

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Could the current Discourse build / version be added to the Error Log (Env?) This would aid in accurate error reporting and debugging as Discourse versions move forward rapidly. Perhaps something like: Discourse 1.2.0…

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## [Incorrect help guide showing when sending first PM](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-help-guide-showing-when-sending-first-pm/41925)

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**Author:** [@tomwrench](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tomwrench)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-help-guide-showing-when-sending-first-pm/41925 "2016-04-02T20:15:25Z")

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The help guide when first sending a new private message looks a bit out of place. It appears the help guide for a first reply is showing instead?

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## [Notable Quotes: Get to know your community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notable-quotes-get-to-know-your-community/14592)

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**Author:** [@TimDolores](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TimDolores)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2016, 6:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notable-quotes-get-to-know-your-community/14592 "2016-04-02T06:09:03Z")

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Feature request: track notable quotes from comment authors, and display them on a “Top Commenters” page, and on the commenter’s public profile page. Quotes are selected by (optionally logged-in, with X reputation) users…

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## [/users/account-created does not include Google Analytics tracking script](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-account-created-does-not-include-google-analytics-tracking-script/21524)

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**Author:** [@Dreamhearth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dreamhearth)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2016, 8:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-account-created-does-not-include-google-analytics-tracking-script/21524 "2016-04-01T20:29:18Z")

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/users/account-created and /users/activate-account currently do not include the Google Analytics tracking script. I would think the script should be included on these pages so that I can track account creation and accou…

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## [JSON vs URL Encoded API Calls - JSON returns BAD CSRF](https://meta.discourse.org/t/json-vs-url-encoded-api-calls-json-returns-bad-csrf/22406)

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**Author:** [@sperok](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sperok)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2016, 6:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/json-vs-url-encoded-api-calls-json-returns-bad-csrf/22406 "2016-03-31T06:53:07Z")

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Is there possibly a difference in the handling of JSON and formencoded data by the REST API? If I create a topic it works with Content-Type: application/x-www-formencoded: POST /posts HTTP/1.1 Content-Type: application…

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## [Is there a way to make an input form for structured data?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-make-an-input-form-for-structured-data/12392)

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**Author:** [@natefinch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/natefinch)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-make-an-input-form-for-structured-data/12392 "2016-03-31T02:49:51Z")

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I know it kinda goes against the “discussion” theme, but I was wondering if there is a way to create a special form for posting that would have structured fields, so you could have a category for, like, bug reports, with…

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