# Feature **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=240&state=muted [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 241 --- ## [Defaulting to discourse.org CDN for avatars is a privacy and security risk](https://meta.discourse.org/t/defaulting-to-discourse-org-cdn-for-avatars-is-a-privacy-and-security-risk/33731)
**Author:** [@konklone](https://meta.discourse.org/u/konklone)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2015, 12:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/defaulting-to-discourse-org-cdn-for-avatars-is-a-privacy-and-security-risk/33731 "2015-09-28T12:39:22Z")
Discourse 1.4 defaults to serving “letter” avatars from avatars.discourse.org, to speed things up by default and take advantage of global caching. Unfortunately, this also means that Discourse’s servers learn about the … --- ## [Replacing shortened URLs by original](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replacing-shortened-urls-by-original/33797)
**Author:** [@CamilleRoux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CamilleRoux)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replacing-shortened-urls-by-original/33797 "2015-09-27T21:27:19Z")
Hi, On my forum, members are frequently using short URLs in their posts (t.co, bit.ly…). I think it’s a problem for some reasons: Readers can’t see the real URL The clicks counter is reseted when an admin replace the … --- ## [Polls need to be Editable by Moderators and Admins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/polls-need-to-be-editable-by-moderators-and-admins/29517)
**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2015, 4:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/polls-need-to-be-editable-by-moderators-and-admins/29517 "2015-09-25T16:54:38Z")
I run a medical related forum with mostly non-technical users. They get the polls formatted wong a majority of the time. Its a real pain because I usually don’t see them within the 5 minute edit window - so they are no… --- ## [CSS admin-contents reloaded](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-admin-contents-reloaded/25480)
**Author:** [@JSey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JSey)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2015, 4:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-admin-contents-reloaded/25480 "2015-09-25T16:23:33Z")
Continuing the discussion from CSS Clearfix for admin-contents: I appreciate the idea, but (risking to sound nit-picky) dislike the result for my site: if you have HTML additions which rely on styles which now become a… --- ## [Ensure admin isn't messed up by customizations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ensure-admin-isnt-messed-up-by-customizations/33747)
**Author:** [@calmh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/calmh)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ensure-admin-isnt-messed-up-by-customizations/33747 "2015-09-25T14:19:15Z")
Continuing the discussion from Admin panel not working after including buggy js in head/: Would it be worth it to permanently exempt the admin section from any customizations? --- ## [Trust Level multiplier improvement ideas](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-multiplier-improvement-ideas/33732)
**Author:** [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2015, 5:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-multiplier-improvement-ideas/33732 "2015-09-25T05:19:41Z")
Two important considerations First, we do not yet have Akismet Second, not many members use the Flag system For the most part the forum has good Moderator coverage. But there are times when that coverage is a bit thin… --- ## [Ways to post confidential info for moderator eyes only?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ways-to-post-confidential-info-for-moderator-eyes-only/32482)
**Author:** [@Becky\_Herndon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Becky_Herndon)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ways-to-post-confidential-info-for-moderator-eyes-only/32482 "2015-09-24T14:00:55Z")
We’re moving a development community to Discourse and there’s one critical feature we’re losing from the old forum software. We had “confidential” tags where a user could hide sensitive information in the post for modera… --- ## [Adding two additional fields to user export](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-two-additional-fields-to-user-export/33690)
**Author:** [@alefattorini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alefattorini)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 12:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-two-additional-fields-to-user-export/33690 "2015-09-24T12:43:04Z")
I’m used to exporting users list for the statistic purpose, post\_count and read\_count are great but I miss two useful data: Last seen date and last post date With such info I can: reach out members who aren’t around … --- ## [I have some questions about multisite](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-have-some-questions-about-multisite/33651)
**Author:** [@rocketstuffideas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rocketstuffideas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 9:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-have-some-questions-about-multisite/33651 "2015-09-24T09:58:20Z")
I’m trying to understand the discourse multisite feature. Does multisite run from one database, i.e. users signed up can post on any of the forums? Or is each forum completely separate as if it is a different installati… --- ## [Setting to suppress or redirect RejectionMailer replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-to-suppress-or-redirect-rejectionmailer-replies/33680)
**Author:** [@fuerst](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fuerst)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 8:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-to-suppress-or-redirect-rejectionmailer-replies/33680 "2015-09-24T08:02:16Z")
I’m using the email in feature to pull emails from mailboxes into Discourse. If the incoming email is rejected by Discourse the sender gets one of the Rejected email messages back. Because senders are not aware of Discou… --- ## [Logging out dismisses notification count](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logging-out-dismisses-notification-count/33643)
**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 1:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logging-out-dismisses-notification-count/33643 "2015-09-24T01:44:51Z")
Now that the “log out” button has been moved below the notifications, logging out of the site dismisses your blue notification count (not the green message count). Reproduce: Have one or more blue notifications waitin… --- ## [Option to show group private forums via the group page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-show-group-private-forums-via-the-group-page/33510)
**Author:** [@badevguru](https://meta.discourse.org/u/badevguru)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-show-group-private-forums-via-the-group-page/33510 "2015-09-22T21:16:57Z")
It would be nice to have an option on the group page, perhaps below “members” that shows the private “categories” that this group has a membership for. This would help with the case that I have users that are “afraid… --- ## [Hide 'Welcome to the forums' for admin user. Make reading it mandatory](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-welcome-to-the-forums-for-admin-user-make-reading-it-mandatory/28669)
**Author:** [@samnazarko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/samnazarko)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2015, 6:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-welcome-to-the-forums-for-admin-user-make-reading-it-mandatory/28669 "2015-09-22T18:46:13Z")
Hi Tried to check for a PM the other day and noticed that my messages were filled with ‘Welcome to the forums’ which is a little annoying. Perhaps this should not be shown as a listed sent item? Another, potentially n… --- ## [Why some images aren't automatically downloaded?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-some-images-arent-automatically-downloaded/33554)
**Author:** [@Fabio\_Machado\_de\_Oli](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fabio_Machado_de_Oli)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2015, 10:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-some-images-arent-automatically-downloaded/33554 "2015-09-22T10:50:44Z")
For some images, I notice Discourse downloads a local copy. It doesn’t happen for some of them. I observed in the same image from this Lightboxed images with giant filenames cause horizontal scroll Its in google cdn: … --- ## [Custom User Field Enhancements](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-user-field-enhancements/31572)
**Author:** [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-user-field-enhancements/31572 "2015-09-21T19:26:29Z")
As part of our work on Discourse 1.4 I spent some time enhancing user fields: Dropdowns One of our most requested featured for user fields was dropdowns, so now you can add them. The options can even be dragged and drop… --- ## [Is Discourse supposed to log you out across browsers?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-discourse-supposed-to-log-you-out-across-browsers/33502)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2015, 5:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-discourse-supposed-to-log-you-out-across-browsers/33502 "2015-09-21T17:13:40Z")
I was a bit surprised today as I was doing some testing. When I logged out from meta.discourse.org in my Chrome browser, I got logged out of meta.discourse.org in my Safari session as well. Also works the other way, as w… --- ## [Enable sorting on user page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-sorting-on-user-page/33485)
**Author:** [@Un3qual](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Un3qual)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2015, 12:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-sorting-on-user-page/33485 "2015-09-21T00:10:25Z")
Could it be possible in a new version to be able to sort posts on the user profile page? This would be useful for viewing best/worst, most/least popular posts of a user. --- ## [Signup call-to-action when you read for a while](https://meta.discourse.org/t/signup-call-to-action-when-you-read-for-a-while/32228)
**Author:** [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/signup-call-to-action-when-you-read-for-a-while/32228 "2015-09-18T20:01:06Z")
When people browse around reading topics anonymously, they aren’t getting their read time saved to the server, and their visits don’t count for promotion. But most importantly, the last read position doesn’t get saved, s… --- ## [Is there easy way to create custom user fields?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-easy-way-to-create-custom-user-fields/21592)
**Author:** [@21xhipster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/21xhipster)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-easy-way-to-create-custom-user-fields/21592 "2015-09-20T17:59:47Z")
I need to add just one user field that is very critical for my case. Bitcoin address. Is there some easy way? --- ## [Link to new user after invite is accepted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-to-new-user-after-invite-is-accepted/26501)
**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2015, 5:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-to-new-user-after-invite-is-accepted/26501 "2015-09-20T17:26:25Z")
I just had three people accept our invite. In the activity bubble, it’d be nice if that could link to their new profile instead of to the “my/invited” a page --- ## [Email notification to all users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-notification-to-all-users/33492)
**Author:** [@mak23](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mak23)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2015, 10:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-notification-to-all-users/33492 "2015-09-20T10:57:57Z")
Can a moderator or a TL4 staff post a topic that will trigger an email to all users? i think Admin posts trigger emails, but what about moderators and other TL4 staff. for example, in our forum, we have super users, tho… --- ## [German umlauts are NOT handled correct for Badges](https://meta.discourse.org/t/german-umlauts-are-not-handled-correct-for-badges/31675)
**Author:** [@ndalliard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ndalliard)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2015, 8:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/german-umlauts-are-not-handled-correct-for-badges/31675 "2015-09-19T20:51:14Z")
Continuing the discussion from Please replace German umlauts in URLs with their respective digraphs: I love this feature a lot, thanks to @gerhard at this point! But (there is always a but…) I just saw, that umlauts ar… --- ## [Need a way to easily see who has access to the Lounge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-a-way-to-easily-see-who-has-access-to-the-lounge/19364)
**Author:** [@geek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/geek)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2015, 12:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-a-way-to-easily-see-who-has-access-to-the-lounge/19364 "2015-09-19T00:54:06Z")
My forum is pretty small so we haven’t really used the Lounge category. The biggest problem, I think, is that nobody has any idea who has access to the Lounge or how it works. When I navigate to the Lounge category, thi… --- ## [Requiring users to set a custom avatar before posting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/requiring-users-to-set-a-custom-avatar-before-posting/33364)
**Author:** [@pieterhoogenboom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pieterhoogenboom)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 9:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/requiring-users-to-set-a-custom-avatar-before-posting/33364 "2015-09-18T09:40:14Z")
Hey everyone. This seems like a nice feature I’d love. I have 3,000+ users on https://nomadforum.io, but many of them have never set a profile pic. And it just makes it look better if they would. I now send them a welco… --- ## [Return something else than a 404 for deleted subjects](https://meta.discourse.org/t/return-something-else-than-a-404-for-deleted-subjects/32677)
**Author:** [@CamilleRoux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CamilleRoux)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 7:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/return-something-else-than-a-404-for-deleted-subjects/32677 "2015-09-18T07:25:06Z")
Hi, What do you think about returning something else than a 404 for the deleted subjects ? I’ve regularly some errors in Google Webmaster Tools when I delete some subjects. Could you send an other error code to indicat… --- ## [Sending push notifications to Android devices](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-push-notifications-to-android-devices/22565)
**Author:** [@aravinthk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aravinthk)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 5:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-push-notifications-to-android-devices/22565 "2015-09-18T05:45:35Z")
Any idea on how to send push notifications to android mobiles or tablets for every new post? --- ## [Setting for auto closing topic if OP is hidden](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-for-auto-closing-topic-if-op-is-hidden/33390)
**Author:** [@flameens](https://meta.discourse.org/u/flameens)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 9:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-for-auto-closing-topic-if-op-is-hidden/33390 "2015-09-17T21:56:06Z")
There have been requests in my community for a feature that temporarily auto closes a topic if the OP has been hidden via community flagging. The reasoning behind this is that if the OP is hidden, there is little sense i… --- ## [Ethics: admin should access private messages in strict read-only mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ethics-admin-should-access-private-messages-in-strict-read-only-mode/33400)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ethics-admin-should-access-private-messages-in-strict-read-only-mode/33400 "2015-09-17T21:18:28Z")
Letting admins (and optionally mods) read private messages can be useful. But most of our users don’t think it is a good idea, so it is better if they don’t know and there is no way for admins to accidentally let everyon… --- ## [Integration with Envato API for verification of purchase code](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integration-with-envato-api-for-verification-of-purchase-code/33395)
**Author:** [@Guido\_Aguiar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Guido_Aguiar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 12:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integration-with-envato-api-for-verification-of-purchase-code/33395 "2015-09-17T12:35:41Z")
Hi, are you planning to integrate with envato API to enable an option to only accept registrations of people who has a purchase code from one of envato’s market. I believe many of envato’s users are seeking discourse as… --- ## [Default Language for Admin Related Emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-language-for-admin-related-emails/33374)
**Author:** [@cogdog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cogdog)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 3:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-language-for-admin-related-emails/33374 "2015-09-17T03:04:25Z")
I am running a community for a mostly Spanish speaking audience, and having a default language setting works great for them. I am the admin, and do not speak Spanish, so in my account preferences, my language is set to … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=239&state=muted) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=241&state=muted)