# Feature

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## [Unlisted option on creation of a new topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlisted-option-on-creation-of-a-new-topic/38515)

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**Author:** [@jqnatividad](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jqnatividad)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [30.Март.2016 19:24:27 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlisted-option-on-creation-of-a-new-topic/38515 "2016-03-30T19:24:27Z")

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Is there a way to specify that a topic should be unlisted on creation? Otherwise, if somebody subscribes to a category, they get a notification, even if I quickly unlist a topic after creation. If not, what’s a workaro…

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## [Ability to Block Certain Readers from Seeing Your Posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-block-certain-readers-from-seeing-your-posts/41730)

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**Author:** [@youderian](https://meta.discourse.org/u/youderian)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [30.Март.2016 18:38:44 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-block-certain-readers-from-seeing-your-posts/41730 "2016-03-30T18:38:44Z")

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Does Discourse offer the ability to block certain forum members from seeing your posts? Why I ask: Our private community is made up of business owners who share freely from their experience, strategy, etc. But as we g…

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## [Adding a comment when deleting a post or topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-comment-when-deleting-a-post-or-topic/41704)

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**Author:** [@zainab](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zainab)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [29.Март.2016 15:09:03 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-comment-when-deleting-a-post-or-topic/41704 "2016-03-29T15:09:03Z")

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Hey There, I was wondering if there is an option of adding a comment/reason as to why the topic or post was deleted. Thanks

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## [More weight for flags casted by trusted users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-weight-for-flags-casted-by-trusted-users/30623)

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**Author:** [@probus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/probus)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [29.Март.2016 12:04:29 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-weight-for-flags-casted-by-trusted-users/30623 "2016-03-29T12:04:29Z")

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I believe flags from trusted users should have more weight than flags from new users. Trusted users should have better judgement and knowledge of the forum rules than new users and the system should reflect that. For exa…

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## [Let users custom their title](https://meta.discourse.org/t/let-users-custom-their-title/37626)

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**Author:** [@zh99998](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zh99998)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [29.Март.2016 06:44:40 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/let-users-custom-their-title/37626 "2016-03-29T06:44:40Z")

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in admin panel, i can modify user title as any string. but in user panel, they only can use pre-defined Badge as title. what can i do if i want to open custom title to users ?

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## [Daily limits for outgoing mails per user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-limits-for-outgoing-mails-per-user/41458)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 35\
**Last updated:** [29.Март.2016 01:20:18 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-limits-for-outgoing-mails-per-user/41458 "2016-03-29T01:20:18Z")

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I just checked in a feature that puts a cap on the number of emails we can send a user per day. https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/c095304d6df578edff399cf19876385e9aabaf06 Out of the box max\_emails\_per\_day\_p…

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## [UserName changes - History](https://meta.discourse.org/t/username-changes-history/41663)

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**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [28.Март.2016 19:39:44 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/username-changes-history/41663 "2016-03-28T19:39:44Z")

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We get quite a few users who want to change their names - over time. It would be nice if the system automatically kept track of these name changes so that we can remember who that person was before. It might even be so…

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## [Add "in:title" modifier to advanced search](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-in-title-modifier-to-advanced-search/38546)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [28.Март.2016 13:17:11 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-in-title-modifier-to-advanced-search/38546 "2016-03-28T13:17:11Z")

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Use-case: find all topics that contain poll token in the title. Search: poll in:title

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## [User directory layout for badge lists!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-directory-layout-for-badge-lists/27075)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [28.Март.2016 09:59:32 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-directory-layout-for-badge-lists/27075 "2016-03-28T09:59:32Z")

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It occurs to me that the user directory layout that @eviltrout created is beautiful and lovely, and that it would be a big improvement to see lists of users with badges using the same layout. What say? https://meta.disc…

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## [Make the user list for a badge more similar to the global Users page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-the-user-list-for-a-badge-more-similar-to-the-global-users-page/27903)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [27.Март.2016 21:41:43 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-the-user-list-for-a-badge-more-similar-to-the-global-users-page/27903 "2016-03-27T21:41:43Z")

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Continuing the discussion from User directory feedback. The new public users directory is great. Could we please have a similar layout for bagdes’ user pages? Users Page: Badges Page: Some basic sorting would s…

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## [Android mobile device detection is too broad](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-mobile-device-detection-is-too-broad/41349)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [26.Март.2016 09:16:10 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-mobile-device-detection-is-too-broad/41349 "2016-03-26T09:16:10Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Android mobile device detection is too strict: So…since @codinghorror’s change went through, Discourse now appears in mobile view for my 10" Samsung Galaxy Tablet (user agent below). Acco…

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## [Closed Topics Listed as Unread](https://meta.discourse.org/t/closed-topics-listed-as-unread/41578)

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**Author:** [@Carson1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Carson1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [25.Март.2016 21:57:33 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/closed-topics-listed-as-unread/41578 "2016-03-25T21:57:33Z")

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Recently in our community we have been mass locking old topics. I’m aware that when I lock a topic it doesn’t come up in latest, but it does come up in Suggested and Unread with the blue bubble.

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## [Badge Discussion: Like Ratios + Spending Likes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-discussion-like-ratios-spending-likes/41036)

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**Author:** [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout)\
**Replies:** 69\
**Last updated:** [25.Март.2016 21:57:17 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-discussion-like-ratios-spending-likes/41036 "2016-03-25T21:57:17Z")

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In Discourse 1.5 we’d like to add a couple of badges around liking. They might be a little complicated so I figured I’d post this topic to get some feedback! Like Ratios The idea here is if you receive a certain ratio o…

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## [Can I turn off staged users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-turn-off-staged-users/40920)

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**Author:** [@ryanwanger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ryanwanger)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [23.Март.2016 23:24:18 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-turn-off-staged-users/40920 "2016-03-23T23:24:18Z")

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When a person tries to email in a topic, and there is no user with that email address, it creates a staged user. Is there a way to turn off that feature? It’s causing problems for us at the moment. Example: user clicks …

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## [Deleting posts within the grace peroid should instantly delete them](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-posts-within-the-grace-peroid-should-instantly-delete-them/41476)

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**Author:** [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [23.Март.2016 20:41:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-posts-within-the-grace-peroid-should-instantly-delete-them/41476 "2016-03-23T20:41:41Z")

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Occasionally I’ll see posts deleted right after they were posted or delete my own post right after posting it. The most common reasons for doing so are: Someone was ninja’d with a much better response and their own re…

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## [Deactivated Account Still Receives Emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deactivated-account-still-receives-emails/29672)

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**Author:** [@markersocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markersocial)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [23.Март.2016 20:40:21 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deactivated-account-still-receives-emails/29672 "2016-03-23T20:40:21Z")

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I have deactivated a user account under ‘Permissions’ in Discourse. Where it states that the user will need to reactivate their email (I am hoping that this can force them to change their email and also, not attempt to e…

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## [Better Access to PMs for Admin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-access-to-pms-for-admin/27181)

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**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [23.Март.2016 13:24:39 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-access-to-pms-for-admin/27181 "2016-03-23T13:24:39Z")

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I run a medical site and I’m always concerned about people coming onto the site and trying to recruit people into scams, etc. It would be very helpful to be able to watch for these types of issues by being able to do a …

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## [Can't change mail address on Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-change-mail-address-on-meta/41343)

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**Author:** [@Sander78](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sander78)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [22.Март.2016 16:38:39 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-change-mail-address-on-meta/41343 "2016-03-22T16:38:39Z")

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I’m trying to change my mail address from info@mydomain.ext to mail@mydomain.ext but I get the error that the address is in use already. But it’s not… I checked with a lost password link.

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## [Community Hall of Shame listing in admin panel](https://meta.discourse.org/t/community-hall-of-shame-listing-in-admin-panel/41329)

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**Author:** [@ljpp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ljpp)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [21.Март.2016 21:02:07 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/community-hall-of-shame-listing-in-admin-panel/41329 "2016-03-21T21:02:07Z")

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Discourse lists the top performing users very nicely in the Users view. As and administrator however, I would like to see the worst performing users: flags, deleted messages, suspensions. This would be beneficial for ev…

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## [Inbound gutter post-links are not relative urls](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inbound-gutter-post-links-are-not-relative-urls/41170)

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**Author:** [@ryantm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ryantm)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [21.Март.2016 18:49:32 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inbound-gutter-post-links-are-not-relative-urls/41170 "2016-03-21T18:49:32Z")

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inbound gutter post-links are not relative urls for example, in this post there is a gutter post-links link like: \<a class="track-link inbound" href="https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-in-topic-names/33852/4"\>\<span\>E…

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## [Ability to specify external url to edit sso overrides](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-specify-external-url-to-edit-sso-overrides/41352)

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**Author:** [@mkew](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mkew)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [21.Март.2016 08:24:42 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-specify-external-url-to-edit-sso-overrides/41352 "2016-03-21T08:24:42Z")

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We’ve just got SSO implemented and running smoothly - very happy so far! :grinning: We are currently using the ‘sso override’ settings for user details and avatars. A small feature addition that we’d find really useful …

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## [Custom user fields and presentation on profile (and popup)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-user-fields-and-presentation-on-profile-and-popup/40967)

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**Author:** [@daath](https://meta.discourse.org/u/daath)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [20.Март.2016 00:36:00 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-user-fields-and-presentation-on-profile-and-popup/40967 "2016-03-20T00:36:00Z")

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I’ve set my forum up with SSO - works great! My main concern right now, is that I would like to have a new link on the profile page, and the profile popup - I would like to link back to the main site with the external I…

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## [Improvements to URLs in custom user fields when they link to the forum domain](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improvements-to-urls-in-custom-user-fields-when-they-link-to-the-forum-domain/37291)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [19.Март.2016 17:22:44 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improvements-to-urls-in-custom-user-fields-when-they-link-to-the-forum-domain/37291 "2016-03-19T17:22:44Z")

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So, every goat farmer in our forum is allowed to create their own personal topic where they share their company news. I created a custom user field where they can put a URL to such a topic. However, it is not clickable. …

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## [Notify administrators of new settings on upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notify-administrators-of-new-settings-on-upgrade/41207)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [19.Март.2016 11:45:39 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notify-administrators-of-new-settings-on-upgrade/41207 "2016-03-19T11:45:39Z")

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It would be nice if there were a mechanism that notified the admin of new settings when they appear. I would like to have known sooner about tl3 time period. I usually at least scan the commits in github, but lots of adm…

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## [Search for pinned topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-for-pinned-topics/36208)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [18.Март.2016 05:28:08 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-for-pinned-topics/36208 "2016-03-18T05:28:08Z")

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Continuing the discussion from What advanced search filters should exist?: Can’t seem to find an answer for this here yet…can you search for pinned topics?

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## [List of project ideas for Google Summer of Code 2016](https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-of-project-ideas-for-google-summer-of-code-2016/38791)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [17.Март.2016 19:46:54 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-of-project-ideas-for-google-summer-of-code-2016/38791 "2016-03-17T19:46:54Z")

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Please post your links to any appropriate GSoC ideas here. If you’re not familiar with GSoC, briefly put it’s an event run by Google wherein they pay students to work on an open source project for 3 months. If you hav…

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## [Suggested new admin setting: send out message notifications immediately](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-new-admin-setting-send-out-message-notifications-immediately/38460)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [17.Март.2016 15:30:09 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-new-admin-setting-send-out-message-notifications-immediately/38460 "2016-03-17T15:30:09Z")

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One of the things that keeps our community from using discourse more for day to day interaction is that it is not as immediate as email. In the ebb and flow of a workday it is jarring and odd to members that messages tak…

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## [Why is there a character limit on text-based flags?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-there-a-character-limit-on-text-based-flags/41191)

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**Author:** [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [17.Март.2016 13:35:12 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-there-a-character-limit-on-text-based-flags/41191 "2016-03-17T13:35:12Z")

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I’m not sure if this a bug or by design, so I wasn’t sure where to categorize the topic. I ended up going with feature though since this isn’t exactly preventing me from using Discourse normally (normally I don’t send \> …

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## [Auto-replace emoji like ☺ with Discourse codes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-replace-emoji-like-with-discourse-codes/26155)

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**Author:** [@RaceProUK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RaceProUK)\
**Replies:** 30\
**Last updated:** [16.Март.2016 23:11:55 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-replace-emoji-like-with-discourse-codes/26155 "2016-03-16T23:11:55Z")

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Over on TDWTF, I’ve been using a bot to automatically replace Unicode emoji like :smiling\_face: with Discourse emoji codes like :smile:; it’s useful when posting from mobile. @codinghorror suggests it could be made a Dis…

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## [Adding unique class names to to the elements in the topic map](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-unique-class-names-to-to-the-elements-in-the-topic-map/29424)

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**Author:** [@OnceWas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/OnceWas)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [16.Март.2016 11:50:17 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-unique-class-names-to-to-the-elements-in-the-topic-map/29424 "2016-03-16T11:50:17Z")

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Related in spirit to this feature request, I would like to be able to target elements of the topic map through CSS. This is another place where CSS can’t individually target elements: The elements in this section…

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