# Feature **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=234&state=muted [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 235 --- ## [Does Discourse require 2GB to work "Lag Free"?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-require-2gb-to-work-lag-free/25278)
**Author:** [@nahtnam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nahtnam)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-require-2gb-to-work-lag-free/25278 "2016-01-26T19:42:13Z")
In my opinion, we should be working on improving the performance of Discourse rather than working on adding more features. I find it ridiculous that for Discourse to work lag free we have to use a 2gb server, whereas usi… --- ## [Prevent new user from posting before watching a video or reading a post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-new-user-from-posting-before-watching-a-video-or-reading-a-post/38468)
**Author:** [@AlexBCodecademy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AlexBCodecademy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-new-user-from-posting-before-watching-a-video-or-reading-a-post/38468 "2016-01-26T15:09:22Z")
I run a developer community and people not posting code correctly along with not describing their issue thorough enough is driving me and my moderators up the wall. So I thought I could create an intro video that explain… --- ## [Notify users when they lose badges](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notify-users-when-they-lose-badges/38461)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2016, 11:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notify-users-when-they-lose-badges/38461 "2016-01-25T23:25:19Z")
Over the weekend I accidentally gave a few members a badge by adding them to a group they should not be members of, which they then ceremoniously were informed about via a notification. Then they were not informed when I… --- ## [Add invites filter to notification menu, change invite icon to pointing hand](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-invites-filter-to-notification-menu-change-invite-icon-to-pointing-hand/37864)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2016, 1:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-invites-filter-to-notification-menu-change-invite-icon-to-pointing-hand/37864 "2016-01-25T13:30:14Z")
Continuing the discussion from User Invitation/Poking a user to a topic is now live!: I’m confronted by some confused users (moderators, actually) who want to use the invite button and find it confusing. We will have to… --- ## [Alias username and group mentioning](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alias-username-and-group-mentioning/38291)
**Author:** [@Konstantin\_Ladutenko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Konstantin_Ladutenko)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2016, 8:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alias-username-and-group-mentioning/38291 "2016-01-25T08:24:04Z")
Hi! Thank you for Discourse, it is really nice to use. Is it possible to create an alias username? So that @ mentioning of two (or more) names will notify only one real user? So I can use different names for official … --- ## [Improved Group Members Management](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-group-members-management/16768)
**Author:** [@lightyear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lightyear)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2016, 11:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-group-members-management/16768 "2016-01-07T11:28:55Z")
Following up on the bug that our Admin UI only shows up to 201 members for groups, I’d like to propose the following changes to Group-Admin interface. allow group editing on user First, allow direct editing of Groups on… --- ## [Create-restricted category, "new topic" does not list any categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-restricted-category-new-topic-does-not-list-any-categories/38231)
**Author:** [@fbender](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fbender)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2016, 12:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-restricted-category-new-topic-does-not-list-any-categories/38231 "2016-01-24T00:42:12Z")
On a Discourse instance I support, there is a category where only employees can create new topics but other registered users can read & reply. Those regular users can visit the category and click on “New Topic”, the edit… --- ## [Convert a post to a private message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/convert-a-post-to-a-private-message/21588)
**Author:** [@naggar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/naggar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/convert-a-post-to-a-private-message/21588 "2014-10-28T20:35:23Z")
Is this also support flow to convert posted post to private post for user. --- ## [Add more logging to email failures?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-more-logging-to-email-failures/38370)
**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2016, 7:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-more-logging-to-email-failures/38370 "2016-01-23T07:48:13Z")
I’m getting this in my logs sometimes.. and since POP email is working, I can’t guess what’s up. Job exception: getaddrinfo: No address associated with hostname If we could get more details logged.. what server was b… --- ## [Start email previews with the body of post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/start-email-previews-with-the-body-of-post/38305)
**Author:** [@roarkely](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roarkely)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/start-email-previews-with-the-body-of-post/38305 "2016-01-21T18:46:11Z")
Email notifications on the iPhone and Outlook look similar to this: It would improve the function of email notifications to lead the previews with the first 2-3 lines of the post body. --- ## [Peer-review functionality](https://meta.discourse.org/t/peer-review-functionality/38206)
**Author:** [@EirikSilva](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EirikSilva)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2016, 12:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/peer-review-functionality/38206 "2016-01-21T00:06:20Z")
I would like to propose a new approach to filtering content in online debate forums; a peer-review process. This would be drawing on the same principles as utilized in scientific journals. When a posting is submitted to… --- ## [Reply to post link shows address bar URL instead of link to replied to post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-to-post-link-shows-address-bar-url-instead-of-link-to-replied-to-post/38251)
**Author:** [@davemaxwell](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davemaxwell)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2016, 12:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-to-post-link-shows-address-bar-url-instead-of-link-to-replied-to-post/38251 "2016-01-21T00:05:07Z")
We found an odd linking issue on our instance, but was able to duplicate it here. To reproduce: Find a thread that someone specifically replied to a post. For this report, I’m using this thread. Scroll to a post whic… --- ## [Unable to change title and category during moderation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-title-and-category-during-moderation/34552)
**Author:** [@Mischief](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mischief)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 9:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-title-and-category-during-moderation/34552 "2024-02-28T09:48:55Z")
As an admin for posts which need moderating I can not change the title or category until after moderation. It would be great if we could if we could do it as part of the moderation process. --- ## [Counts have gone missing from Activity pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/counts-have-gone-missing-from-activity-pages/37098)
**Author:** [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2016, 5:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/counts-have-gone-missing-from-activity-pages/37098 "2016-01-20T05:45:56Z")
I didn’t realize how often I look at them until they disappeared. eg. At SitePoint Here, today --- ## [User to select profile image from admin-defined list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-to-select-profile-image-from-admin-defined-list/38219)
**Author:** [@okeegan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/okeegan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2016, 5:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-to-select-profile-image-from-admin-defined-list/38219 "2016-01-20T05:21:08Z")
It would be great to have an option to: Restrict a users’ ability upload their own image and instead to select their profile image from a list. Allow admins to create/edit a list of links to images in the admin, or upl… --- ## [Option or consideration for hiding all of a single users content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-or-consideration-for-hiding-all-of-a-single-users-content/38178)
**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2016, 4:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-or-consideration-for-hiding-all-of-a-single-users-content/38178 "2016-01-20T04:49:21Z")
Is there an option or has there consideration been a consideration made for… hiding (temporarily) all content posted by a single user ? At some-point all content posted by a user will need review and editing to remo… --- ## [Possible to place multiple images side by side?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-place-multiple-images-side-by-side/38169)
**Author:** [@jmardenslp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jmardenslp)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2016, 10:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-place-multiple-images-side-by-side/38169 "2016-01-19T10:58:47Z")
I am trying to figure out how to get two or more images to appear side by side. Currently when I drag images into a post, their previews appear one below the other. I’ve tried bracketing the images I’d like to appear on … --- ## [Amazon S3 Chinese Special Region Support](https://meta.discourse.org/t/amazon-s3-chinese-special-region-support/26466)
**Author:** [@exherb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/exherb)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2016, 6:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/amazon-s3-chinese-special-region-support/26466 "2016-01-19T06:41:51Z")
Amazon deployed a region in China last year, but this region is not a part of amazonaws.com. The region name is “cn-north-1”, and the s3 endpoint is “s3.cn-north-1.amazonaws.com.cn”. So is that possible for Discourse t… --- ## [Embedding with multiple categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-with-multiple-categories/31450)
**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2016, 2:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-with-multiple-categories/31450 "2016-01-19T02:58:23Z")
The current method of embedding discourse into another site requires a single category be selected for all embeds. This is done in Admin → Embedding, by setting the embed category value. Are there plans to allow multipl… --- ## [Ability for a user to post (images, updates) on their profile?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-for-a-user-to-post-images-updates-on-their-profile/38075)
**Author:** [@arrancscott](https://meta.discourse.org/u/arrancscott)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 10:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-for-a-user-to-post-images-updates-on-their-profile/38075 "2016-01-18T10:31:12Z")
Is there currently any way that a logged in user can create, edit and update posts on their profile? Kind of like the Twitter feed, where a post can be made and people can view it etc? --- ## [Onebox for WordPress 4.4 sites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-for-wordpress-4-4-sites/36765)
**Author:** [@AdamCapriola](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AdamCapriola)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-for-wordpress-4-4-sites/36765 "2016-01-17T19:45:38Z")
Onebox used to work great for my site, but last week (I’m pretty sure after I upgraded to 4.4) it stopped working so nicely: The Iframely previews look ok except for the oEmbed HTML — it looks weird. This seems relev… --- ## [Category / topic subscription stats as means to identify the most valuable, attractive or non-interesting content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-topic-subscription-stats-as-means-to-identify-the-most-valuable-attractive-or-non-interesting-content/37350)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-topic-subscription-stats-as-means-to-identify-the-most-valuable-attractive-or-non-interesting-content/37350 "2016-01-16T02:34:21Z")
May I propose the following: add category / topic subscription stats for admins. This would help to identify which content attracts the most on your Discourse instance. The proposed spect is to let admin: view the c… --- ## [Following on from Adding Unique Class Names](https://meta.discourse.org/t/following-on-from-adding-unique-class-names/37881)
**Author:** [@ccdw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ccdw)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2016, 6:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/following-on-from-adding-unique-class-names/37881 "2016-01-15T18:34:26Z")
Echoing much of the sentiment below, it would be very useful if user editable classes could be added to principle client side elements - categories being a prime example. I appreciate that almost every element can be ta… --- ## [Censored words not being censored while under \[code\] tag](https://meta.discourse.org/t/censored-words-not-being-censored-while-under-code-tag/37997)
**Author:** [@Alankrit\_Choudh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alankrit_Choudh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2016, 10:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/censored-words-not-being-censored-while-under-code-tag/37997 "2016-01-15T10:49:35Z")
The censored words i added to my community are not being censored inside a \[code\] tag. If i type the censored word outside like a normal post it works fine. Any one else getting this as well? --- ## [Insert internal link like Wordpress](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insert-internal-link-like-wordpress/37956)
**Author:** [@sebastianh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sebastianh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insert-internal-link-like-wordpress/37956 "2016-01-14T19:16:44Z")
Hope this hasn’t come up yet and I just haven’t figured out where. I would absolutely love to see the linking functionality in Discourse work to some extent like Wordpress’, so it would let me do a find-as-I-type search… --- ## [Enterprise use case: @ mention and invite to topic lookups via LDAP](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enterprise-use-case-mention-and-invite-to-topic-lookups-via-ldap/37908)
**Author:** [@ckamps](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ckamps)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enterprise-use-case-mention-and-invite-to-topic-lookups-via-ldap/37908 "2016-01-13T19:56:01Z")
\###Problem We have an enterprise pilot deployment of Discourse with a handful of sites. A significant challenge is that the current Discourse user base of several hundred people doesn’t have an easy means to draw peopl… --- ## [Magic Markdown tag for links to tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/magic-markdown-tag-for-links-to-tags/37852)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 11:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/magic-markdown-tag-for-links-to-tags/37852 "2016-01-12T23:13:48Z")
In the editor typing @ or # offers completion to link to users and categories, respectively. Stackexchange offers a \[tag:tag-name\] tag to link to messages of a tag. I cannot seem to find such functionality here. Am I mi… --- ## [Press back to hide post window in android](https://meta.discourse.org/t/press-back-to-hide-post-window-in-android/37812)
**Author:** [@zh99998](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zh99998)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 10:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/press-back-to-hide-post-window-in-android/37812 "2016-01-12T10:55:50Z")
in android, when users editing a post and click back, they may want to hide the edit window. not go back to last page and keep the edit button. Could we do something to handle back event and contract the window rather th… --- ## [Setting: min trust to wiki-fy post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-min-trust-to-wiki-fy-post/32265)
**Author:** [@trudat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trudat)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2016, 7:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-min-trust-to-wiki-fy-post/32265 "2016-01-11T19:07:10Z")
I would like to allow my users to have access to the wiki feature, so that a user can turn their own posts into wiki topics. There is already a setting for “min trust to edit wiki post”. I am suggesting a that a new se… --- ## [Plugin for signatures?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-for-signatures/32906)
**Author:** [@charleswalter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/charleswalter)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-for-signatures/32906 "2016-01-11T17:37:30Z")
Our users are clamoring for signatures. It’s the one thing that has become the most consistent issue brought up so far. We cannot just ignore our audience, so I wanted to see what could be done. While I understand the d… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=233&state=muted) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=235&state=muted)