# Feature

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## [Integrate ViewActions/One-Click Actions schemas into Discourse Emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integrate-viewactions-one-click-actions-schemas-into-discourse-emails/27056)

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**Author:** [@Moter8](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moter8)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2015, 4:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integrate-viewactions-one-click-actions-schemas-into-discourse-emails/27056 "2015-04-24T16:04:39Z")

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tl;dr: Buttons that link you to a Discourse post Continuing the discussion from Make activating an Account Gmail-compatible: So anyway, Github emails come with some extra html that makes action buttons appear on GMai…

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## [Should the minimum character warning educate about likes?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-the-minimum-character-warning-educate-about-likes/27721)

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**Author:** [@gingerling](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gingerling)\
**Replies:** 32\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-the-minimum-character-warning-educate-about-likes/27721 "2015-04-23T18:54:07Z")

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yep, thats the one! Why “must my post be atleast 20 characters long?”

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## [Software information on "About" page?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/software-information-on-about-page/27894)

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**Author:** [@calmh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/calmh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2015, 10:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/software-information-on-about-page/27894 "2015-04-24T10:03:14Z")

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I get questions now and then from people about what forum software it is I’m using. On the forum. You’d think this would be trivially easy to find out for the users themselves, but it actually isn’t. I’d have expected so…

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## [Quickly tell someone why they should look at a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quickly-tell-someone-why-they-should-look-at-a-topic/27503)

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**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2015, 2:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quickly-tell-someone-why-they-should-look-at-a-topic/27503 "2015-04-20T02:26:49Z")

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Continuing the discussion from User Invitation/Poking a user to a topic is now live!: With this feature in place, I would love to be able to include a one-line reason why I’m pointing out a topic to someone.. is that i…

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## [Category name in URL and title](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-name-in-url-and-title/16887)

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**Author:** [@MaSe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MaSe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-name-in-url-and-title/16887 "2015-04-18T21:21:26Z")

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As I know it is important to have SEO keywords in URL and title (like most important tags in StackOverlow). Will it be good to add an option that enables adding category to both URL and title?

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## [Ctrl+Z does not undo my previous step](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ctrl-z-does-not-undo-my-previous-step/23507)

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**Author:** [@wuchong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wuchong)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 7:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ctrl-z-does-not-undo-my-previous-step/23507 "2015-04-17T19:33:03Z")

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When I type something in the textarea , and select all, and ctrl+b ,and ctrl+z. I just want to undo my ctrl+b step, however it completely my textarea. I have to type the content again. It is weird the ctrl+z means c…

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## [Configurable ASCII-style emojis](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configurable-ascii-style-emojis/19294)

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**Author:** [@elberet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elberet)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 5:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configurable-ascii-style-emojis/19294 "2015-04-17T05:20:26Z")

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Counter suggestion: the ASCII-smiley to emoji translations in Discourse’s emoji plugin should be configurable in the admin interface. So far, I’ve been dragging around a patch file that gets applied on Discourse updates…

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## [Removing duplicate images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-duplicate-images/27623)

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**Author:** [@nahtnam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nahtnam)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 5:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-duplicate-images/27623 "2015-04-16T05:12:07Z")

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Hey! I was wondering if there was a rake task that removes identical images to save up space. Thanks.

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## [Adding user to a group on user's admin page would be convenient](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-user-to-a-group-on-users-admin-page-would-be-convenient/12450)

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**Author:** [@Elwetana](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Elwetana)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 12:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-user-to-a-group-on-users-admin-page-would-be-convenient/12450 "2015-04-16T00:47:36Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Group seems to have a limit of 201 members: We have a forum for the backers of our Kickstarter campaign. We want certain categories to be read/write only to them, while other users (i.e. …

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## [Hiding Sub-Category Pin Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-sub-category-pin-topics/16559)

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**Author:** [@lightyear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lightyear)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 3:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-sub-category-pin-topics/16559 "2015-04-15T15:02:22Z")

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Heyah, I’m not a big fan of pinned topics to be honest. I feel they are a misused Forum-Way of collecting FAQ and category description (which is exactly the way we are handling them here, too). Both of which might be im…

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## [Badges more prominent on profile page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-more-prominent-on-profile-page/27561)

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**Author:** [@jesselperry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jesselperry)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 2:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-more-prominent-on-profile-page/27561 "2015-04-15T02:48:38Z")

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I love that badges are very prominent on user card when it pops up. It would be nice if badges were that prominent on the user profile page, right under the profile background, perhaps underneath/in the same area as the …

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## [Provide a drop down of actions to filter by on Logs \> Staff Actions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/provide-a-drop-down-of-actions-to-filter-by-on-logs-staff-actions/27378)

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**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/provide-a-drop-down-of-actions-to-filter-by-on-logs-staff-actions/27378 "2015-04-14T17:08:34Z")

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Okay, everyone knows there is a hard 200 limit on the Staff Actions Log. However, if you have a lot of deleted topics, deleted posts, whatever, you may not be able to see a change trust level, suspend user, or check emai…

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## [Parsing (Oneboxing) IMDB links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/parsing-oneboxing-imdb-links/19670)

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**Author:** [@Webinsane](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Webinsane)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2015, 2:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/parsing-oneboxing-imdb-links/19670 "2015-04-14T02:47:34Z")

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IMDB should be on the list to automatically parse like wikipedia etc. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2861424/

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## [Private messages sharedrop](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-messages-sharedrop/27500)

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**Author:** [@Pirat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pirat)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2015, 5:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-messages-sharedrop/27500 "2015-04-13T05:17:44Z")

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I propose to add it in a private message, in order to allow users to peredovat each other files https://github.com/cowbell/sharedrop

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## [Use embed.ly while embedding new links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-embed-ly-while-embedding-new-links/27497)

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**Author:** [@Alex\_Flom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alex_Flom)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2015, 10:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-embed-ly-while-embedding-new-links/27497 "2015-04-12T22:58:46Z")

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http://embed.ly/ is a service which is automatically displaying thumbnails and rich media previews for videos when a new link is posted (in a discussion). Is there a way to use it on discourse(or something similar)? T…

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## [Add formulas to the editor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-formulas-to-the-editor/27499)

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**Author:** [@Pirat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pirat)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-formulas-to-the-editor/27499 "2015-04-12T20:14:14Z")

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I propose to add the formula to do list a formula directly in the editor

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## [Using the profile picture from twitter](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-the-profile-picture-from-twitter/27438)

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**Author:** [@Alex\_Flom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alex_Flom)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 12:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-the-profile-picture-from-twitter/27438 "2015-04-11T00:48:54Z")

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Hello, When a new user signs up with twitter/facebook is there a way to use his profile photo by default from the social network(without the need to upload the photo into discourse) ? Thanks

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## [DigitalOcean deployment wizard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digitalocean-deployment-wizard/27416)

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**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 7:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digitalocean-deployment-wizard/27416 "2015-04-10T19:43:24Z")

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Continuing the discussion from What about a Desktop app, to replace Slack and the like?: Has anyone else tried out the DigitalOcean deployment wizard for Kaiwa? Seems that something like this could simplify the process…

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## [Automated group creation using CSV of email addresses or user names?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automated-group-creation-using-csv-of-email-addresses-or-user-names/27429)

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**Author:** [@chenny408](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chenny408)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 7:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automated-group-creation-using-csv-of-email-addresses-or-user-names/27429 "2015-04-10T19:33:26Z")

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Hi, currently I am using SSO to create users on Discourse through my Rails site, which works well. However I also need to create different categories that will be accessible by different groups, based on these users. I…

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## [What about a Desktop app, to replace Slack and the like?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-about-a-desktop-app-to-replace-slack-and-the-like/27402)

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**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 6:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-about-a-desktop-app-to-replace-slack-and-the-like/27402 "2015-04-10T06:41:45Z")

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So, I’m using Slack in two organizations, and I can’t “like” anything, and finding data is a mess. There’s http://fluidapp.com/ which I could use to create a standalone discourse “app” for my mac. I can’t help but wond…

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## [Flag option to include TL4 to move posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flag-option-to-include-tl4-to-move-posts/25730)

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**Author:** [@anon21958287](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon21958287)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flag-option-to-include-tl4-to-move-posts/25730 "2015-04-10T02:39:18Z")

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One category of request we get is to move posts from one topic to another. This typically happens with a “Something Else” flag to the moderators. However, we have several TL4s who can do this, but there’s no easy way fo…

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## [Reply+{messagekey}@... optionaly in header "from" in addition to "reply-to"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-messagekey-optionaly-in-header-from-in-addition-to-reply-to/27346)

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**Author:** [@ashledombos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ashledombos)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 12:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-messagekey-optionaly-in-header-from-in-addition-to-reply-to/27346 "2015-04-09T12:24:54Z")

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Hello, I know it’s not a bug of Discourse, but a missing feature in some email clients (I have three examples in mind, such as the default and, for what I know, only email client of Firefox Os) which ignore the reply-to…

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## [Googlebot can't see global announcement banner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/googlebot-cant-see-global-announcement-banner/27356)

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**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 10:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/googlebot-cant-see-global-announcement-banner/27356 "2015-04-08T22:47:01Z")

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I hope this is a bug … When working in Google Webmaster Tools with our Discourse site, I noticed that Googlebot can’t see the introductory text that we’ve included in our global announcement banner. This text is basical…

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## [Default avatar for anonymised users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-avatar-for-anonymised-users/27328)

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**Author:** [@iamntz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/iamntz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-avatar-for-anonymised-users/27328 "2015-04-08T18:27:38Z")

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Hi guys. Recently I had to anonymize an user and I noticed a couple of things: the previous user had a custom avatar uploaded, so the radio remained selected (but there was no image) gravatar is still an option (alth…

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## [Googe Analytics User-ID feature](https://meta.discourse.org/t/googe-analytics-user-id-feature/27299)

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**Author:** [@Benno](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Benno)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/googe-analytics-user-id-feature/27299 "2015-04-07T17:10:55Z")

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Since Discourse already natively supports Google Analytics, would it possible to add the User-ID feature from Google Analytics to Discourse?

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## [Separate storage volume](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-storage-volume/27277)

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**Author:** [@chamunks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chamunks)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2015, 11:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-storage-volume/27277 "2015-04-06T23:33:38Z")

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Data volumes Currently everything is stashed in a static folder on the host OS which is fine for the most part but can be limiting as it comes to Dockers full capabilities. Its helpful to be able to have everything in d…

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## [Added categories aren't seen until page is refreshed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/added-categories-arent-seen-until-page-is-refreshed/27138)

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**Author:** [@hot\_soup](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hot_soup)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2015, 5:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/added-categories-arent-seen-until-page-is-refreshed/27138 "2015-04-04T05:53:12Z")

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If a category is created while you are on a discourse forum, you won’t see the new category under the categories tab unless you refresh the page. Not sure if this is intended/ as a new proud owner of a discourse forum, …

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## [Non-Square Avatar Upload Warning](https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-square-avatar-upload-warning/27171)

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**Author:** [@anon80392659](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon80392659)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-square-avatar-upload-warning/27171 "2015-04-03T18:43:53Z")

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Don’t warn me Mr. Uploader, I’m not the one that’s making it not square! In light of the change to circle avatars, maybe that warning should say that the aspect ratio is not 1:1 or something more appropriate. Telli…

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## [User card badge size is too big for images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-card-badge-size-is-too-big-for-images/27125)

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**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2015, 10:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-card-badge-size-is-too-big-for-images/27125 "2015-04-02T22:58:02Z")

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When a badge uses an image vs a Font Awesome icon, it scales too large on the user card: The same (scaling too large) happens for the User Card Badge setting on the user preference page:

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## [Making the name field required or removing it?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-the-name-field-required-or-removing-it/26574)

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**Author:** [@slegrand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/slegrand)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2015, 9:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-the-name-field-required-or-removing-it/26574 "2015-04-02T21:44:47Z")

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Hi. I’ve searched around but couldn’t find an easy way (via the admin page) to set the name field as required or to remove it so I can create a custom one that is required. Sorry if this is a basic question, I am at a l…

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